a:29:{s:9:"weblog_id";s:1:"2";s:8:"entry_id";s:3:"143";s:6:"sticky";s:1:"n";s:14:"allow_comments";s:1:"n";s:16:"allow_trackbacks";s:1:"n";s:10:"entry_date";s:19:"2008-06-17 08:33 PM";s:15:"expiration_date";s:0:"";s:23:"comment_expiration_date";s:0:"";s:8:"category";a:1:{i:0;s:2:"15";}s:9:"author_id";s:1:"2";s:10:"new_weblog";s:1:"2";s:6:"status";s:4:"open";s:14:"trackback_urls";s:0:"";s:18:"versioning_enabled";s:1:"y";s:5:"title";s:46:"Transportation Shocks Heading for Construction";s:9:"url_title";s:46:"transportation_shocks_heading_for_construction";s:6:"submit";s:6:"Update";s:10:"field_id_5";s:46:"Transportation Shocks Heading for Construction";s:10:"field_ft_5";s:4:"none";s:10:"field_id_9";s:160:"Contractors and suppliers trying to get a handle on the cost of moving construction materials and equipment across the country took a double hit in
recent days.";s:10:"field_ft_9";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_13";s:1:"9";s:10:"field_id_7";s:37:"fuel, transportation, materials costs";s:10:"field_ft_7";s:4:"none";s:10:"field_id_8";s:1329:"<p>Contractors and suppliers trying to get a handle on the cost of moving construction materials and equipment across the country took a double hit in recent days.<br /><br /><img alt=\"Transportation\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"303\" src=\"/images/uploads/transportation.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"266\" />Crude oil futures on July 16 hit a new record approaching $140 per barrel, despite a promise by Saudi Arabia to boost production, according to the Associated Press.</p>
<p>Depending on where material is coming from, rail lines may no longer offer an alternative to the rising cost of moving material by truck. Rail lines across the country were already operating at capacity before disaster struck in Iowa. Rail shipments across that state have been virtually halted by washed-out track and the collapse of two major bridges, according to the Des<br />Moines Register. <br /><br />The Union Pacific Railroad reported that both its north-south and east-west lines were out of service. The shutdown has implications for national traffic because the east-west line across Iowa is the railroad\'s main route from Chicago to the Pacific Coast. The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway also expects to lose its main east-west line when the Des Moines River flooding reaches Ottumwa, according to the newspaper.</p>";s:11:"field_id_42";s:34:"/images/uploads/transportation.jpg";s:11:"field_id_43";s:0:"";s:11:"field_ft_43";s:4:"none";s:10:"category_0";s:2:"15";}