The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said Thursday that two trucking companies 鈥 one Mexican, the other from the United States 鈥 have been selected to initiate the two nation鈥檚 cross-border demonstration project.
September 7, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafety
OOIDA Sues Over Mexican Trucks Plan
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association said Friday it filed suit to block the Department of Transportation鈥檚 pilot program to allow some Mexican trucks to run in full United States.
September 7, 2007Government
Wholesale Inventories Rise 0.2%
Wholesale inventories rose 0.2% in July, the Commerce Department said Friday.
September 7, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Calif. Eyes New Emissions Regs for Trucking, Ports
California regulators proposed new emissions rules for the state鈥檚 ports and the trucking industry, designed to begin compliance with ambitious 鈥済reenhouse gas鈥 emissions reduction law, the Contra Costa Times reported Friday.
September 7, 2007BusinessFuelGovernment
DHL Signs Transport Contract With Wal-Mart
DHL said Thursday it signed a three-year agreement with Wal-Mart Stores to provide air express and ground shipping throughout the United States, supporting the retail giant's 4,000 stores nationwide.
September 6, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernment
ISM Services Index Unchanged In August
The U.S. economy鈥檚 service sector growth in August held at the same level as the previous month, the Institute for Supply Management said Thursday.
September 6, 2007BusinessFuelGovernment
UTi Worldwide鈥檚 2Q Income Dips
Air and ocean freight forwarder UTi Worldwide said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter net income fell 20% to $27.7 million or 28 cents a share, from $34.5 million or 35 cents a year ago.
September 6, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafety
Productivity Reaches Two-Year High
Second-quarter U.S. worker productivity rose at an annual rate of 2.6%, the most in almost two years, the Labor Department said Thursday.
September 6, 2007BusinessGovernment
Fed 鈥楤eige Book鈥 Notes Some Trucking Industry Softening
Manufacturing expanded in most U.S. regions in August, though the trucking industry saw some weaknesses related to pricing and a declining housing market, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.
September 5, 2007BusinessLogisticsFuelGovernment
Diesel Rises 3垄 to $2.893; Gas Jumps 4.7垄 to $2.796
The average national retail price of diesel climbed 3 cents to $2.893 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.
September 5, 2007