In The News

• Virginia seeks Route 460 proposals

  By The Associated Press
  Posted Jan 12th 2009 2:29AM

  NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The state of Virginia is asking for detailed proposals to build a new U.S. Route 460. ...

• Oil falls below $39 as investors eye US earnings

  By Jake Neubacher - The Associated Press
  Posted Jan 12th 2009 2:24AM

  VIENNA, Austria — Oil prices fell Monday on concerns over global economic growth, with key U.S. corporate earning...

• Obama calls for quick passage of economic stimulus

  By David Tanner, staff writer - Land Line
  Posted Jan 9th 2009 5:45AM

  // As part of a plan to jump-start a struggling economy, President-elect Barack Obama urged Congress to act...

• 2008 retail container traffic lowest in 4 years

  By The Trucker News Services
  Posted Jan 9th 2009 5:42AM

  WASHINGTON — Year-over-year cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports fell for the 17th s...

• Freightliner to lay off 2,100 at 3 North Carolina plants

  By The Associated Press
  Posted Jan 9th 2009 5:40AM

  GASTONIA, N.C. — A truck manufacturer says it will lay off more than 2,100 employees at three North Carolina pl...