Sugar beet based de-icers like Ice Bite and GeoMelt could offer a less corrosive, more environmentally friendly way for states to de-ice roads. Or maybe not. “All That’s Trucking” blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor As… Read More »Beets on the Highway
Updated: 11/22/2010 9:15:00 AM By Michele Fuetsch, Staff Reporter This story appears in the Nov. 22 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Truckers traveling on Interstate 90 across northern Ohio will… Read More »Plan Under Way to Renovate 44 Oldest Rest Areas in Ohio
The number of merger and acquisition deals announced in the global transportation and logistics sector in the third quarter remained above the pace of 2009 and is about the same as the previous quarter. There… Read More »Global Transportation Merger/Acquisition Activity Flat
Updated: 11/22/2010 10:00:00 AM Falling Oil Prices Could Lower Weekly Average Gasoline’s national average price rose by almost a nickel in the past two weeks to $2.87 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey… Read More »Gasoline Gains a Nickel to $2.87 a Gallon
Updated: 11/22/2010 10:15:00 AM Following moves by other tire makers, Yokohama Tire Corp. said Monday it will boost prices of its light- and medium-duty commercial truck and off-road tires by up to 6%, effective Jan.… Read More »Yokohama Boosting Commercial Tire Prices 6%
Dear Friends of Our Firm, It’s difficult to formulate a year-end plan in the current political environment. Nevertheless, following are seven sensible tax strategies for individual taxpayers in 2010. Caution: Tax rates are scheduled to… Read More »Year-end tax moves for individulas for 2010
Updated: 11/22/2010 12:00:00 PM By Jim MahoneyTransportation Attorney This Opinion piece appears in the Nov. 22 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Here’s a forecast from those of us who write… Read More »Opinion: Goodbye Hague, Hello Rotterdam
Updated: 11/23/2010 8:10:00 AM Gas Declines 1.6¢ to $2.876 Diesel fell from a two-year high Monday, dipping 1.3 cents to $3.171 a gallon in the wake of lower oil prices, the Department of Energy said… Read More »Diesel Falls From 2-Year High, Dropping 1.3¢ to $3.171 a Gallon
There will be no news posted to Truckinginfo.com for Thursday, Nov. 25 or Friday, Nov. 26 due to the Thanksgiving holiday. In the meantime, check out our new blogs: All That’s Trucking; On the Road;… Read More »Happy Thanksgiving!
Updated: 11/23/2010 8:45:00 AM The U.S. gross domestic product rose at a 2.5% annual rate in the third quarter, higher than originally estimated, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. Commerce last month estimated third-quarter GDP growth… Read More »Third-Quarter GDP Revised Up to 2.5%
Michelin North America is increasing prices on passenger car, light truck and commercial truck replacement tires sold in the United States. Truck tire and retread prices will increase Dec. 1 on Michelin, BFGoodrich and Michelin… Read More »Michelin Latest Maker to Raise Truck Tire Prices
Updated: 11/23/2010 10:00:00 AM Existing home sales dropped 2.2% in October, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday. The decrease to an annual rate of 4.43 million, from 4.53 million in September, was bigger than… Read More »Existing Home Sales Fall 2.2%