Diesel fuel鈥檚 national average pump price dropped 5.1 cents off an 11-month high to $2.847 a gallon, the Energy Department reported Monday.
August 14, 2007Government
June Trade Deficit Narrows
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed by 1.7% in June as exports surged to a record, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
August 14, 2007Government
Producer Price Index Rises in July
Prices paid to U.S. producers rose 0.6% in July, the Labor Department said Tuesday.
August 14, 2007BusinessGovernment
Business Inventories Rise 0.4%; Sales Dip
U.S. business inventories rose 0.4% in June, while sales fell, the Commerce Department said Monday.
August 13, 2007BusinessGovernment
Business Inventories Rise 0.4%; Sales Dip
U.S. business inventories rose 0.4% in June, while sales fell, the Commerce Department said Monday.
August 13, 2007FuelBusinessGovernment
Oregon Sets Biodiesel Mandate
Oregon has become the fifth state to enact a biodiesel requirement and the first to require strict testing of the fuel.
August 13, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernmentTechnologyEquipment
Virginia DOT Updates 511 System, Software
The Virginia Department of Transportation said Aug. 1 it has updated its 511 road-information system to include improvements suggested by users.
August 13, 2007BusinessGovernment
July Retail Sales Rise 0.3%
Retail sales gained 0.3% in July, the Commerce Department said Monday.
August 13, 2007BusinessGovernment
Texas to Make Retrofit Funding Available
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality said it would make more money available to the state鈥檚 truck retrofit program, after the Texas Legislature approved $5 million in additional funding for idle-reduction technologies.
August 13, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafety
N.H. Eyes Strengthening Weight Rules
New Hampshire officials say the state鈥檚 low fines for overweight trucks do little to curtail heavy loads, which cause long-term damage to bridges and highways, the Associated Press reported Monday.
August 13, 2007