U.S. industry shipped 13 billion tons of goods valued at almost $12 trillion in 2007, according to preliminary figures released Tuesday by the Department of Transportation and the Census Bureau.
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Navistar Says 鈥楥oalition鈥 Grows To Ease 2010 Emissions Rule
A Navistar Inc. spokesman said that a 鈥渃oalition is building鈥 around the company鈥檚 call to the incoming Obama administration to ease 2010 emissions mandates, but the Environmental Protection Agency said its tightened standards would go into effect without delays.
December 8, 2008FedEx Sets 5.7% LTL Rate Increase
FedEx Corp.鈥檚 less-than-truckload units FedEx Freight and FedEx National LTL have each set a 5.7% general rate increase, effective Jan. 5.
December 8, 2008Diesel Drops a Dime to $2.515; Gas Near 5-Year Low at $1.699
Diesel fuel鈥檚 national average price fell by a dime to $2.515 a gallon, while gasoline fell 11.2 cents to near a five-year low, the Department of Energy said Monday.
December 9, 2008Gasoline Drops 22垄 Over Two Weeks to $1.75 a Gallon, Lundberg Says
The national average price of regular gasoline plunged another 22 cents in the two weeks ended Friday, to $1.75 a gallon, the lowest price in almost five years, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
December 8, 2008E&MU: Warming to Global Engines
Volvo AB and Daimler AG are producing global heavy-duty engine platforms for use in North America, Europe and Asia, and other manufacturers plan to introduce their own versions, pushed by converging emission regulations, the need to reduce research and development costs and to take advantage of economies of scale, according to industry analysts and executives.
December 8, 2008Long Beach Port Delays Container Fee
Commissioners at the Port of Long Beach, Calif., on Dec. 1 voted to delay collection of an infrastructure cargo-container fee for at least six months.
December 8, 2008Obama Chooses DHS, Commerce Secretaries
President-elect Barack Obama last week proposed a pair of governors to head the departments of 91视频land Security and Commerce.
December 8, 2008Patriot鈥檚 Fiscal 4Q Income Rises
Tank and bulk carrier Patriot Transportation Holding聽earned $3.2 million, or $1.02 a share, in its fiscal fourth quarter, up from $2.3 million, or 74 cents, in the 2007 quarter.
December 8, 2008N.Y. Enhanced Licenses Approved for U.S.-Canada Border Crossing
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it will accept Enhanced Drivers Licenses issued by the state of New York as an acceptable document to cross into the United States from Canada without showing a passport.
December 5, 2008