New Jersey officials Friday approved a plan to increase tolls on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway, while offering trucks bulk discounts, Bloomberg reported.
October 10, 2008BusinessGovernment
Oil Closes Below $80 for Week
Oil closed below $80 for the first time in more than a year Friday, amid commodity price declines and worldwide economic uncertainty, Bloomberg reported.
October 10, 2008BusinessGovernmentFuel
Import Prices Fall 3% in September
The price of goods imported to the United States fell 3% in September, led by declining energy prices, the Labor Department said Friday.
October 10, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
TTNews to Close Monday for Columbus Day Holiday
Transport Topics Online will be closed Monday for the Columbus Day holiday. Please check back on Tuesday, Oct. 13, for the latest trucking and freight transportation news.
October 9, 2008BusinessGovernment
Business Inventories Rise More Than Forecast
Business inventories rose 0.8% in August, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
October 9, 2008BusinessGovernment
UPS Freight Says It Improves Western Transit Times
UPS Freight said Wednesday it has sped up transit schedules on more than 1,900 traffic lanes in eight western states, marking the final phase of its 2008 network enhancements.
October 8, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
Opinion: Hurricane Katrina鈥檚 Lessons
As we gather in New Orleans for our 2008 Management Conference & Exhibition, it鈥檚 hard not to think back to the images of the 鈥淐rescent City鈥 in 2005 following Hurricane Katrina. In a matter of hours, New Orleans went from a vibrant tourism destination to a city devastated by flooding.
October 8, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
DOT Freight Transport Index Rises
The Department of Transportation鈥檚 freight transportation services index rose 1.9% in August from the same month a year ago, DOT said Wednesday.
October 8, 2008BusinessGovernment
N.J. Officials Propose Smaller Toll Hikes
New Jersey officials have scaled back proposals to drastically increase tolls on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway, offering a new plan that includes discounts for trucks, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
October 8, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
Letters to the Editor: Fed Bailout; Training, Turnover
Do you see anything in 鈥淭he Bailout Plan鈥 that indicates whether there will be fines and prosecutions for board members, chief executive officers (i.e., the big guys who walk away with millions of dollars per year in bonuses and the people who worked the deals) and the oversight committees who monitor our financial markets?
October 8, 2008