Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico rose 4.5% in August from the same month last year, though both truck and rail imports declined, the Department of Transportation said Thursday.
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NTSB Adds EOBRs to 鈥楳ost Wanted鈥 List
The National Transportation Safety Board has added mandatory use of electronic onboard recorders to its annual list of 鈥渕ost wanted鈥 safety reforms.
October 31, 2008Consumer Sentiment Index Shows Record Decline
U.S. consumer confidence fell this month in the largest decline since data began in 1978, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan鈥檚 final monthly consumer sentiment index, released Friday.
October 31, 2008Personal Spending Falls in September
Consumer personal spending dropped 0.3% in September, the biggest drop in four years, the Commerce Department said Friday.
October 31, 2008Diesel Declines Another 19.4垄 to $3.288
The average price of U.S. retail diesel shed another 19.4 cents last week, dropping to $3.288 a gallon, while the gasoline average fell below year-ago levels for the first time in 2008, according to the Department of Energy.
November 3, 2008Maritime Commission to Challenge SoCal Ports鈥 Trucks Program
The Federal Maritime Commission voted to seek a court order to stop parts of the southern California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach鈥檚 clean trucks program, the Associated Press reported.
October 30, 2008Third-Quarter GDP Shows 0.3% Contraction
The U.S. economy showed a 0.3% contraction in the third quarter, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
October 30, 2008ATA Releases Highway Safety Agenda Details
American Trucking Associations unveiled details its highway safety agenda designed to reduce the number of highway-related fatalities and injuries on U.S. highways.
October 29, 2008P.A.M. Takes $3.2 Million 3Q Loss
Truckload carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services said it lost $3.2 million, or 33 cents a share, in the third quarter, compared with net income of $36,000, or zero cents, a year earlier.
October 29, 2008Durable Goods Orders Rise 0.8% in September
Durable goods orders rose 0.8% in September, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
October 29, 2008