July Industrial Production Rises 0.2%
U.S. industrial production rose 0.2% in July, the Federal Reserve said Friday.
August 15, 2008Best Trucking Invoicing Software for Growing Carriers
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Rail, Intermodal Traffic Decline for Week
Rail and intermodal traffic both declined for the week ended Saturday compared with a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
August 15, 2008Consumer Confidence Improves in August
U.S. consumer confidence improved this month, according to the latest Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index, released Friday.
August 15, 2008Oil Closes Week Below $114
Crude oil continued its slide of the last few weeks, falling $1.58 Friday to close the trading week at $113.43 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Bloomberg reported.
August 15, 2008N.Y. State Manufacturing Index Shows Growth
Manufacturing growth in New York state improved this month, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Friday.
August 15, 2008Truck-Related Fatalities Declined Last Year, DOT Says
U.S. road fatalities and truck-related fatalities both declined last year, the Department of Transportation said Thursday.
August 14, 2008Volvo, Mack to Streamline U.S. Operations
Affiliated truck makers Mack Trucks and Volvo Trucks North America said Thursday they will concentrate each company’s manufacturing operations into a single U.S. location and will move Mack’s headquarters from Allentown, Pa., to Greensboro, N.C.
August 14, 2008Wal-Mart’s 2Q Earnings Jump 17%; Company Boosts Full-Year Outlook
Retailer Wal-Mart Stores said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter earnings jumped 17% and the company boosted its full-year outlook.
August 14, 2008Deutsche Post Chief Defends DHL-UPS Air Deal
Deutsche Post Chief Executive Officer Frank Appel defended the company’s DHL unit’s pending deal with UPS Inc. under which DHL Express would contract out its North American air operations to UPS, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
August 14, 2008Teamsters Reject Carhaul Contract
The Teamsters union said its carhaul members voted to reject a proposed three-year contract with automobile carriers.
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