Consumer Price Index Rises 0.5% in July
The consumer price index rose 0.5% in July as food and energy costs increased, the Labor Department said Thursday.
August 18, 2011QuickBooks for Trucking: Connecting QuickBooks to Your TMS
Learn how Truckbase connects QuickBooks for trucking and your TMS to help you marry your trucking-specific data in your TMS with your financial data in QuickBooks.
Initial Jobless Claims Rise 9,000 for Week
Initial jobless claims increased by 9,000 last week to 408,000, the Labor Department said Thursday.
August 18, 2011Opinion: No Longer a ‘Penny Business’
Vernaculars can expedite commerce, provided all parties understand the lingo, but using it outside an industry may frustrate communications when being clearly understood is vitally important — particularly if money is involved.
August 18, 2011DOT Awards $417 Million for State Highway Projects
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said DOT will grant $417 million to fund highway infrastructure projects, ranging from interstate maintenance to research into innovative bridge materials and construction methods.
August 17, 2011Producer Price Index Rises 0.2% in July
Prices paid to U.S. producers rose 0.2% in July, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
August 17, 2011Con-way Freight Driver Named Truck Driving Grand Champion
ORLANDO, Fla. — Paul Phillips, a Con-Way Freight driver from Coarsegold, Calif., was named the 2011 Bendix National Truck Driving Championships Grand Champion.
August 17, 2011Con-way Earns $29.4 Million, Doubling Its 2Q 2010 Income
Con-way Inc. more than doubled its net income from the second quarter last year, based on strong improvements at both of its trucking units.
August 17, 2011iTECH: Rebooting IT Systems After Disasters
PHOENIX — Motor carriers have long feared disasters such as fires, floods, hurricanes and tornadoes because of their ability to snarl freight transportation, but with fleets now more dependent on computer systems than ever before, there is also an information technology component to disaster recovery.
August 17, 2011Industrial Production Jumps 0.9% in July
Industrial production jumped 0.9% in July, the largest gain this year, as automobile manufacturing surged, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday.
August 16, 2011Diesel Drops 6.2¢ to $3.835 in Third Straight Decline
Diesel’s national average pump price fell for a third straight week, declining 6.2 cents to $3.835 a gallon, while gasoline dropped 7 cents to $3.604, the Department of Energy reported.
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