The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Wednesday issued a new rule that it said will 鈥渟ignificantly strengthen safety requirements鈥 for intermodal container chassis.
December 17, 2008BusinessGovernment
Philadelphia Fed Factory Index Remains in Contraction
Manufacturing levels in the Philadelphia region improved from a month ago but remained in contraction, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.
December 18, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
Opinion: Trucking and the New Administration
Election day has come and gone, and regardless of political persuasion, the optimist in each of us hopes President-elect Barack Obama鈥檚 administration heralds an uplifting and more positive era of government.
December 17, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
Letters to the Editor: EOBR Mandate; Auto Bridge Loan; Broker Legislation; Medical Certificates
Onboard recording devices are the future. Successful use of these devices . . . does not eliminate cheating on the logs, in spite of anything Joan what鈥檚-her-name thinks. Ask any driver [at a company that uses them].
December 17, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
Fed Cuts Rate to Record Low 鈥楾arget Range鈥 of Zero to 0.25%
The Federal Reserve Tuesday cut聽the key U.S. interest rate to a 鈥渢arget range鈥 of zero to 0.25%, a record low.
December 16, 2008FuelBusinessLogisticsGovernment
Diesel Falls 9.3垄 to $2.422
Diesel fuel鈥檚 national average price fell 9.3 cents to $2.422 a gallon, while gasoline鈥檚聽decline slowed,聽the Energy Department said Monday.
December 16, 2008Government
Housing Starts Plunge 18.9% to Record Low
New housing starts plunged 18.9% in November to the lowest level on record, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
December 16, 2008BusinessFuelGovernment
CPI Falls by Record 1.7% in November
Consumer prices fell in November by a record 1.7%, led by steep declines in energy, the Labor Department said Tuesday.
December 16, 2008BusinessGovernment
UPS Speeds Some LTL Shipments
UPS Freight said Monday it has set faster less-than-truckload聽shipping times between central Illinois and points throughout the country.
December 15, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuelTechnologyEquipment
EPA to Require Sensors For Emissions in 2010
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued its final rule requiring heavy-truck manufacturers to install onboard diagnostic systems starting in 2010 to alert drivers when engine emission systems are malfunctioning or deteriorating.
December 15, 2008