March Truck Tonnage Rises 6.3%
U.S. truck tonnage rose 6.3% in March, the 16th consecutive year-over-year increase, as U.S. economic growth continued even in the face of sharply higher fuel costs, American Trucking Associations reported.
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Diesel Average Dips 0.7¢ as Crude Oil Price Stalls
The average retail price of U.S. diesel declined for only the second time in about four months last week, slipping 0.7 cent to $4.098 a gallon on the coattails of relatively stable crude oil prices, the Department of Energy said.
May 2, 2011Daimler’s 1Q Income, Truck Sales Jump
Daimler AG said Friday its first-quarter profit jumped on higher automobile and truck sales.
April 29, 2011Universal Truckload’s 1Q Profit Improves
Universal Truckload Services’ first-quarter income rose from a year ago as load volumes improved.
April 29, 2011Goodyear Posts 1Q Profit on Record Sales
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Friday reported a first-quarter profit, turning around a loss from a year ago, as sales jumped 27% from a year ago to a record.
April 29, 2011Tornadoes Damage Trucking Facilities in South
This week’s tornado outbreak across the South destroyed damaged or several trucking facilities, company executives said.
April 29, 2011Caterpillar’s 1Q Profit Tops $1.2 Billion
Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. said Friday its first-quarter profit more than quintupled on higher sales, and its boosted its full-year earnings outlook.
April 29, 2011Personal Spending Gains 0.6%
Consumer personal spending rose 0.6% in March, the Commerce Department said Friday.
April 29, 2011Chicago Manufacturing Index Slips in April
Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region slipped in April from March, but showed continued expansion, the Institute for Supply Chain Management-Chicago said Friday.
April 29, 2011Consumer Confidence Increases in April
Consumer confidence rose in April from a 16-month low, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
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