EPA Sets Program for Norfolk, Va., Area
The Environmental Protection Agency said it will expand a program to provide lower-cost loans for the purchase of cleaner-burning trucks to drivers in the Norfolk, Va., area.
October 9, 2007Diesel Rises 1.6¢ to $3.048
Diesel fuel’s national average pump price rose 1.6 cents to $3.048 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
October 2, 2007Ryder Says Menlo Used Untested Technology in Winning Bid for $1.6 Bln. DOD 3PL Deal
The Department of Defense should not have awarded its largest-ever third-party logistics contract to Menlo Worldwide Government Services because one of Menlo’s subcontractors plans to use a freight management technology that was untested “in a customer environment,” according to a formal protest filed by Ryder Integrated Logistics.
October 1, 2007Diesel Tops $3 After Fourth Straight Increase
The national average price of retail diesel cracked $3 for the first time in nearly 13 months with a 6.8-cent-a-gallon price hike last week, the fourth straight weekly increase.
October 1, 2007Chicago Manufacturing Index Gains
Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region rose in September, the National Association of Purchasing Management said Friday.
September 28, 2007CN Buys Midwest Rail Line
Canadian National Railway Co. has agreed to buy most of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. from U.S. Steel Corp. for $300 million to add capacity and bypass Chicago-area congestion, Bloomberg reported.
September 27, 2007GM, UAW Reach Accord to End Strike
The United Auto Workers and General Motors Corp. reached a tentative contract early Wednesday to end the union’s two-day national strike, the Associated Press reported.
September 26, 2007Existing Home Sales Drop to 5-Year Low
Existing homes sales fell in August to a five-year low, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday.
September 25, 2007GM Talks Resume; Two Canadian Plants Close
A United Auto Workers strike against General Motors Corp. lasting longer than a week or two could cost GM billions, and two Canadian plants have been idled as a result of the strike, news services reported Tuesday.
September 25, 2007SoCal Ports to Mandate TruckTag Use
PierPass Inc., which operates the off-peak program at Southern California ports, said the container terminals at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will require trucks to be equipped with TruckTags in order to gain access to the terminals, starting Dec. 1.
September 24, 2007