This past weekend President-elect Obama outlined his economic recovery plan in a radio address. One of the key pieces of his plan is to “make the single largest new investment in our national infrastructure since President Eisenhower established the Interstate Highway System in the 1950s – creating millions of jobs and compelling states to act quickly and make smart investments.“ Unfortunately, making smart investments quickly is not something government… Continue reading
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This morning the Bureau of Transportation Statistics announced that American industry shipped 13 billion tons of goods valued at almost $12 trillion in 2007. Not surprising, trucking remains the leading mode of transportation in terms of value (over $8.3 trillion, or almost 71 percent of the total), tons (close to 9 billion tons, or 69 percent of the total), and ton-miles (almost 1.4 trillion, or 40 percent of the… Continue reading
Last month, Ryder announced that it voluntarily participated in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP6). If you’re not familiar with CDP, it’s an independent not-for-profit organization that collects key climate change data from major corporations around the world. You can download a copy of Ryder’s completed questionnaire at Ryder’s “Green Center” website. I read the document this morning and, at a minimum, it’s a great reference for anybody… Continue reading
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Last month, Ryder announced that it voluntarily participated in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP6). If you’re not familiar with CDP, it’s an independent not-for-profit organization that collects key climate change data from major corporations around the world. You can download a copy of Ryder’s completed questionnaire at Ryder’s “Green Center” website. I read the document this morning and, at a minimum, it’s a great reference for anybody… Continue reading
The news this morning on the jobs front was not good: 533,000 jobs were eliminated in the US in November, the largest monthly job loss total since December 1974. The unemployment rate is 6.7 percent, still low compared to previous recessions, but the percentage keeps climbing and could reach double digits if conditions worsen for the automotive industry.
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