Prices paid to U.S. producers fell 0.8% in November, the Labor Department said Thursday.
Prices paid to U.S. producers fell 0.8% in November, the Labor Department said Thursday.
Initial jobless claims fell by 29,000 last week to the lowest level since Oct. 6, the Labor Department said Thursday.
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index declined 1.8% in October from the same month last year, DOT said.
Mack Trucks and Volvo Trucks said Wednesday their 2014 model-year trucks have been certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in accordance with 2014 fuel-efficiency and greenhouse-gas regulations.
Michigan has become the 24th state to pass a so-called “right-to-work” law, with Gov. Rick Snyder (R) signing the measure on Tuesday, the Associated Press reported.
Interstate 77 north of Charleston, W.Va., was reopened Wednesday morning following a huge natural-gas explosion on Tuesday afternoon, the Charleston Gazette reported.
The driver turnover rate at large truckload carriers dipped 2% in the third quarter but held over 100%, while churn at smaller carriers rose to a five-year high, American Trucking Associations said Tuesday.
FedEx Corp., UPS Inc. and the U.S. Postal Service are all projecting higher holiday package-shipping rates than a year ago, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.
Wholesale inventories increased 0.6% in October, while sales fell 1.2%, the biggest drop since June, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
The U.S. trade deficit increased by 4.9% in October, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.