In The News

• 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...

• Oil slips on weak global demand

  By George Jahn - The Associated Press
  Posted Jan 9th 2009 5:38AM

  VIENNA, Austria — Worries about global economic growth and expectations of a weak U.S. jobs report pushed...

• Poll shows widespread support for accountable infrastructure investment

  By The Trucker News Services
  Posted Jan 9th 2009 5:32AM

  WASHINGTON – A poll conducted for Building America’s Future shows widespread and bipartisan support for ...