The daily payments states receive from the Highway Trust Fund for repairs could be made only weekly or twice a month if the fund isn鈥檛 replenished, Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez told state highway officials.
July 28, 2009GovernmentBusiness
Consumer Confidence Retreats in July
Consumer confidence fell in July, the New York-based Conference Board said.
July 28, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
Covenant Reports Loss for 2Q
Covenant Transportation Group said it lost $3.1 million, or 22 cents per share, in the second quarter, compared with a loss of $2.3 million, or 17 cents, a year ago.
July 28, 2009FuelBusinessGovernment
Diesel Gains 3.2垄 After Four Weeks of Decline
The average price of diesel fuel rose 3.2 cents to $2.528 a gallon after a four-week drop, the Department of Energy said Monday.
July 27, 2009BusinessGovernment
New 91视频 Sales Climb 11%
New home sales increased 11% in June, the largest increase in eight years, the Commerce Department said Monday.
July 27, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
New Orleans Port Operators Cut Hours
Both of the terminal operators at the Port of New Orleans have reduced their business hours in response to the economic recession and reduced shipping, the Times-Picayune reported.
July 27, 2009EditorialBusinessFuelGovernment
Fuel Price Honeymoon
Our latest little honeymoon with fuel prices likely will end soon, as recent increases in the cost of crude oil work their way down to the retail pump.
July 27, 2009Letters to the EditorBusinessGovernmentSafetyEquipment
Letters: Nitrogen in Tires, Brokers Revisited, Impossibly Low Rates, California Reefers, It鈥檚 All About Freight, Squeaky Wheels
In reference to the story, 鈥淪afeway Fleet Set to Fill Tires With Nitrogen,鈥 which appeared July 6 on p. 8, I have been using nitrogen in my fleet since 2005. We have noticed that the tires stay at a constant pressure, and we have been able to get well over 250,000 miles out of our drive tires and 150,000 miles out of our steer tires.
July 27, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
Virginia Closes 18 Rest Stops
The Virginia Department of Transportation closed 18 rest stops last week, despite an effort by U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) to amend federal law to allow the state to commercialize the rest areas.
July 27, 2009BusinessGovernmentSafetyFuelLogistics
Standards Body Passes on 鈥楬ot鈥 Fuel Rule
Trucking groups hailed the decision by the National Conference on Weights and Measures not to proceed with proposals to regulate the temperature of retail fuel at the pump.
July 27, 2009