Finances

In Brief

FTR Associates released preliminary data showing Class 8 net orders for all major North American OEMs totaled 21,792 units in October, a 104-percent increase over September and a 117-percent increase year over year. FTR President Eric Starks attributed the increase to the filling up of ...

By CCJ Staff Published December 1, 2009

August NAFTA trade fell 24.9% from last year

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico was 24.9 percent lower in August 2009 than in August 2008, dropping to $54.3 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department ...

By CCJ Staff Published December 1, 2009

Tonnage up in August

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.1 percent in August, matching July’s increase. The latest gain raised the SA index to 104.1, which was the best reading since February 2009. The nonseasonally adjusted index, which represents the change in ...

By CCJ Staff Published November 2, 2009

Study finds trade policy costly to U.S.

A U.S. Chamber of Commerce study, “Trade Action or Inaction: The Cost for American Workers and Companies,” estimated the economic cost – particularly in lost American jobs – resulting from “Buy American” rules in the stimulus bill, failure to approve pending trade agreements, and the ...

By CCJ Staff Published November 1, 2009

In Brief

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico was 28 percent lower in July 2009 than in July 2008, dropping to $51.5 billion in the seventh consecutive month with a year-to-year decline of greater ...

By CCJ Staff Published November 1, 2009

Barry Asmus Named Keynote at Great West Fleet Executive Conference

Dr. Barry Asmus, senior economist with the National Center for Policy Analysis will share his insights on powering America's energy future with attendees during the Great West Fleet Executive Conference, June 13-14, 2012, at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas. Enter WEB for 30% off.

Tonnage up in July

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index gained 2.1 percent in July, but the increase – which raised the SA index to 101.9 – wasn’t large enough to completely offset the 2.4 percent reduction in June. The ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 2, 2009

In Brief

Freight Transportation Services Index rose 1.6 percent in July from its June level, the first monthly increase since February and the largest increase since January 2008, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported. Although the index is down 15.4 ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 1, 2009

NAFTA trade down 31.5% in June

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico was 31.5 percent lower in June 2009 than in June 2008, dropping to $50.8 billion in the sixth consecutive month with a year-to-year ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 1, 2009

DOE sees highr diesel prices ahead

Higher oil consumption as the global economy recovers should drive higher crude prices and, therefore, higher prices at the pump for diesel and gasoline in 2010, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration concluded in its September short-term energy outlook. EIA forecasts ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 1, 2009

NAFTA trade saw record decline in May

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico was 35.4 percent lower in May 2009 than in May 2008, the biggest decline from the same month of the previous year on record, according to ...

By CCJ Staff Published September 2, 2009