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Price of diesel fuel surges to seventh straight gain

In one of the steepest increases in recent months, the national average retail price of diesel climbed for a seventh consecutive week...

FTR Shippers Condition Index stuck in neutral entering 2011

FTR Associates reports that the Shippers Condition Index (SCI) was hovering near the neutral reading of zero at the end of 2010, reflecting the continuing effects of the earlier pause in the economic recovery...

Preliminary Class 8 orders end 2010 strong

FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing December Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEMs at 25,247 units, only a slight 3% drop from the strong November activity...

Ceridian-UCLA index sees year-end surge

The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index (PCI), a real-time measure of the flow of goods to US factories, retailers, and consumers, surged 2.4% in December 2010 and pushed the PCI above its previous 2010 peak established in May. This performance, combined with November’s 0.4% increase, was enough to offset three previous consecutive months of decline...

Mexican hazmat carriers barred from DOT-proposed program

A new Obama Administration proposal to allow Mexican trucks to operate throughout the United States drew a lukewarm response from many in the trucking industry. A concept document outlining a framework for the new program was released January 6...

Price of diesel fuel logs its sixth straight advance

The price of diesel fuel rose for the sixth straight week although its increase slowed, gaining 0.2 cent to a national average $3.333 a gallon at the pump, according to US Department of Energy information...

December Class 8 preliminary orders surge

December preliminary net orders of heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles for North American markets were 25,500 units, according to ACT Research Co. ...

Price of diesel fuel registers
its fifth straight increase

Diesel started the new year with a 3.7-cent increase to $3.331 a gallon, according to US Department of Energy information....

Diesel price up 1.7 cents

The average price for diesel fuel in the U.S. increased 1.7 cents to $3.248 per gallon this week, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). That’s up 5.1 cents from $3.197 two weeks ago...

Economic outlook for US chemical industry improving, ACC report finds

The outlook for the US chemicals manufacturing sector is improving gradually and global production is set to increase in the coming year, thanks in part to dramatic growth in export markets for the products of chemistry...

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