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News Briefs - July 15
Landstar's 2Q Earnings Rise to Record 鈥 Old Dominion's Profits Top Its Guidance 鈥 N.Y. Fed's Factory Index Rises in July 鈥 Business Inventories Rise 0.4% in May 鈥 And more...
July 15, 2004Philadelphia Fed Index Rises to 36.1 in July
Manufacturing in the Philadelphia region expanded at a faster pace in July than the month before on higher orders, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday..
July 15, 2004Retail Sales Decline 1.1% in June
Retail sales in the United States fell 1.1% in June, the biggest drop since February 2003, the Commerce Department said Wednesday..
July 14, 2004Opinion: Reducing Shipper Transport Costs
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. educing transportation costs is a never-ending task for shippers, whether they move goods by truck, rail, air or sea. An essential, though often neglected, companion to that statement is the phrase 鈥渨ithout compromise in service..
July 14, 2004S&P Reports Fuel Surcharges Boost Shipper Costs 7% to 14%
The Standard & Poor鈥檚 credit-rating agency said that fuel surcharges by trucking companies that it reviews have added an average of 14% to freight bills for truckload shipments and 7% for less-than-truckload hauls.
July 14, 2004Security & Safety Briefs - July 8 - July 14
Officials Say Added Security at Border Won't Mean Longer Delays 鈥 Court Upholds Yucca Mountain Site, but Says Tougher Protections Needed 鈥 Truckers Help Police Capture Carjacker in Virginia 鈥 Officials Say Terrorists Want to Disrupt U.S. Election
July 14, 2004News Briefs - July 14
Price of Crude Oil Hits Six-Week High 鈥 Flooding Closes Some Highways in Northeast 鈥 High Demand Leaves Oil Vulnerable to Disruptions, Price Spikes 鈥 Averitt Says Service Center Can Operate as Bonded CFS 鈥 And more...
July 14, 2004Many Truckers Return to Work at Miami Port
Many truck drivers returned to work at the Port of Miami-Dade on Monday after a judge ordered the drivers to end their two-week-old strike against the port, the Miami Herald reported.
July 13, 2004Average Diesel Price Surges 2.4 Cents to $1.74
The U.S. average price for retail diesel fuel rose 2.4 cents to $1.74 per gallon, the Department of Energy said July 12, the highest price since May 31.
July 13, 2004'Roadcheck' Vehicle Inspectors Pass Out Fewer HOS Citations
Vehicle inspectors handed out fewer hours-of-service violation citations during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance鈥檚 recent 72-hour 鈥淩oadcheck鈥 inspection event than in four previous years, CVSA officials told Transport Topics.
July 13, 2004