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Business

DOT Freight Transportation Index Declines in December

The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index declined in December from the highest level on record the prior month, DOT said Feb. 12.

February 12, 2014
Business

DOT Freight Transportation Index Rises 2.4%

The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index rose 2.4% in July from the same month last year, DOT said Sept. 11.

September 11, 2013
Business

DOT Freight Transportation Index Rises 1%

The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index rose 1% in December from November, its second straight monthly increase, with both trucking and rail freight showing large gains, DOT said Wednesday.

February 13, 2013
Business

DOT Freight Transportation Index Rises in February

The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index rose 3.6% in February from a year ago, DOT said Wednesday.

April 11, 2012
Business

DOT Freight Transport Index Rises 4.6%

The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index rose 4.6% in August from a year ago as shipments reached their highest level in three years, DOT said Thursday.

October 13, 2011
Business

DOT Freight Transport Index Rises 3.8% in July

The Department of Transportation’s July freight transportation services index rose 3.8% from a year ago, DOT said Wednesday.

September 14, 2011
Business, Government

ISM Services Index Slips but Shows Continued Expansion

An index of the U.S. economy’s service sector declined in June but still showed expansion, the Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday.

July 6, 2011
Business

DOT Freight Index Rose 3.7% in April

The Department of Transportation said Wednesday its freight transportation services index rose 3.7% in April from a year ago.

June 8, 2011
Business

DOT Freight Transport Index Jumps 6.9%

The Department of Transportation said its freight transportation services index jumped 6.9% in January from a year earlier, and sharply revised upward the reading for 2010.

March 9, 2011
Business

DOT Freight Transportation Index Rises 0.4%

The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index increased 0.4% in December from a year earlier, the 12th straight year-over-year gain.

February 9, 2011