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NewsNovember 10, 2011

Spot Freight Index Up 39% Over Last Year

TransCore's Freight Index was up 39% in October compared to the same month in 2010. This measurement of spot market freight volume was the highest for the month of October since 2005, when pent-up demand boosted load volumes to record levels following Hurricane Katrina

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NewsNovember 9, 2011

BTS: Freight Shipments Rose 0.9% in September from August

The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 0.9% in September from August, reaching the highest level since July 2008, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics

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NewsNovember 9, 2011

Pulse of Commerce Index Rises 1.1%

The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index rose 1.1% in October after three consecutive months of negative numbers, offsetting the 1% decline in September

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NewsNovember 9, 2011

FTR Shippers Condition Index Reflects Tighter Capacity, Higher Rates

FTR Associates' Shippers Condition Index fell in September by 0.9 points from the previous month, signaling tightening trucking capacity

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NewsNovember 9, 2011

ABF Launches Global Expedited LCL/LTL

ABF has expanded its global offerings to include Ocean LTL, a single-contact, expedited less-than-container-load/less-than-truckload supply chain solution for customers who import from manufacturing centers in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan

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NewsNovember 9, 2011

EIA Lowers Economic Growth Projections, Sees Crude at $100 for 2011, 2012

The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects the U.S. average refiner acquisition cost of crude oil to remain relatively flat for the next year, averaging about $100 per barrel in 2011 and 2012

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NewsNovember 9, 2011

Retail Container Traffic Expected to Decline in November

With most holiday season merchandise already on its way to store shelves, import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports has started to decline for the fall

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NewsNovember 9, 2011

Intermodal Volume Posts Year-over-Year Gains for Seventh-Straight Quarter

Domestic container volume posted its strongest growth of the year in Q3 2011, according to IANA'sIntermodal Market Trends & Statistics report released today

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NewsNovember 9, 2011

UPS Gears Up for Holiday Logistics

UPS's holiday logistical miracle will be bigger and better than ever this year, with global package volume increasing and U.S. residents gaining the ability for the first time to control their deliveries

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NewsNovember 8, 2011

Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Biodiesel Standard Case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a request from the oil and chemical industry to strike down the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). In refusing to hear the case, the Court has Affirmed EPA's renewable fuels standard

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