The Department of Transportation said Monday it is requesting proposals for innovative new approaches to reduce traffic tie-ups at some of the nation’s most congested border crossings.
June 2, 2008Government
Connecticut to Raise Diesel, Gas Taxes
Connecticut will raise its taxes on diesel and gasoline July 1, the Hartford Courant reported Tuesday.
June 3, 2008BusinessGovernment
UPS Freight Extends Guarantee to Canada
UPS Freight, which introduced its on-time performance guarantee in the United States in January, said Monday it has expanded the guarantee to shipments moving in both directions across the Canada-U.S. border.
June 2, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
ISM Factory Index Improves, But Still Shows Contraction
U.S. manufacturing levels improved in May but continued to show contraction, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.
June 2, 2008GovernmentBusiness
Construction Spending Falls for Second Straight Month
Construction spending fell for a second straight month in April, the Commerce Department said Monday.
June 2, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernmentTechnologyEquipment
U.S. Xpress Completes Pinner Purchase
Truckload carrier U.S. Xpress Enterprises said its Xpress Global Systems subsidiary finalized its purchase of Pinner Transportation. Terms were not released.
June 2, 2008BusinessFuelGovernment
Software Firms Seeing Greater Demand as Fleets Seek Savings, Efficiency Gains
Executives with several software firms said their businesses are awash with inquiries from carriers seeking to streamline operations as they struggle with record fuel prices and sluggish freight demand.
June 2, 2008FuelBusinessGovernment
U.S. Refineries Restricting Diesel Supplies
U.S. diesel prices roared past gasoline in September, reversing the historic pattern because rising demand for diesel, coupled with the weak dollar, has led refiners to export the fuel even as their use of refinery capacity is at a four-year low, according to market experts.
June 2, 2008GovernmentBusiness
Weak U.S. Dollar Boosting Export Freight
NEW YORK — U.S. freight carriers are reaping benefits from the weaker dollar as export shipments climb within North America and overseas.
June 2, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogisticsFuel
Diesel Soars Another 22.6¢ to Record $4.723
Diesel continued to soar last week, jumping 22.6 cents to put the national average retail price at an unprecedented $4.723 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy.
June 2, 2008