Volvo Trucks Postpones Planned LNG Engine
Volvo Trucks said it is postponing its planned compression-ignition liquefied natural gas engine for the North American market.
October 1, 2014Manufacturing Cools as Factories Settle Into More Sustainable Expansion
Manufacturing cooled in September following the strongest rate of growth in three years as U.S. factories settled into a more sustainable expansion that will spur the economy.
October 1, 2014Construction Spending Dips in August
Construction spending dipped 0.8% in August, the Commerce Department reported Oct. 1.
October 1, 2014House Ethics Committee Reviews Petri
The House Ethics Committee will extend its review of behavior by U.S. Rep. Thomas Petri, following up on a report from the Office of Congressional Ethics on the Wisconsin Republican.
October 1, 2014Knight Buys Barr-Nunn Transportation
Knight Transportation has acquired dry van truckload carrier Barr-Nunn Transportation, based in Des Moines, Iowa.
October 1, 2014Private Payrolls Increased by 213,000 in September
Companies hired 213,000 workers in September as the labor market continued to strengthen, a private report based on payrolls showed.
October 1, 201433 Vision-Impaired Drivers Seek Waivers to Drive Commercial Vehicles
A group of drivers who have clear vision in one eye, yet are blind or partially blind in the other eye, are asking a federal regulator to allow them to drive commercial vehicles on the interstates.
September 30, 2014Diesel Falls Another 2.3¢, to $3.755 a Gallon
Diesel dropped 2.3 cents — the same decline as last week — to $3.755 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Sept. 29.
September 30, 2014Regulation, Security Among Top Concerns for Healthcare Supply Chain, UPS Survey Finds
Regulatory compliance, product security and cost management were the most commonly cited supply-chain concerns for the global healthcare industry in an annual survey by UPS Inc.
September 30, 2014GAO Report Critical of Freight Proposals That Don’t Address Congestion
If recent upward trends in freight flow continue, they could exacerbate the traffic congestion in communities that lie along heavily traveled freight routes, a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office said.
September 30, 2014