A commission created by Congress plans to release a report this month recommending increases in the federal taxes on diesel fuel and gasoline, the Associated Press reported.
January 5, 2009Government
November Factory Orders Fall 4.6%
U.S. factory orders fell 4.6% in November, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
January 6, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
ISM Services Index Improves but Shows Contraction
The U.S. economy’s service sector improved, but showed contraction for a third straight month in December, the Institute for Supply Management said Tuesday.
January 6, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
APM to Use TWIC as Credential For Workers at Virginia Facility
APM Terminals Virginia will discontinue use of company identification cards at its Portsmouth, Va., facility and rely solely on the federal Transportation Workers Identification Credential, or TWIC, a port executive said.
January 5, 2009BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyGovernment
Eaton Sells VORAD System to Bendix
Truck parts and components maker Eaton Corp. said Monday it has sold its VORAD, or vehicle on-board radar, system to Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems. Terms were not disclosed.
January 5, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Letters to the Editor: California Filters, Medical Certificates, Broker Legislation, HOS Challenge
We have to stop going to California; that’s the bottom line. First, they (the ports) put emission standards on who could go into the ports in the Los Angeles area.
January 5, 2009GovernmentBusiness
Construction Spending Falls 0.6%
Construction spending fell 0.6% in November, the Commerce Department said Monday.
January 5, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
ISM Manufacturing Index Falls to 28-Year Low
U.S. manufacturing activity contracted at the fastest pace in 28 years in December, the Institute for Supply Management said.
January 5, 2009BusinessGovernmentSafety
Economic Woes Top Concerns as a Year of Challenges Begins
Trucking’s difficulties are expected to continue this year, as many carriers struggle for survival while freight volumes fall, financial market turmoil continues and a new political landscape takes shape.
January 5, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
A Less-Than-Truckload Life More Than a Bit Unusual
THOMASVILLE, N.C. — But for the vagaries of history, Earl Congdon’s family business could have been Florida motels rather than less-than-truckload transportation.
January 5, 2009