Business

At a recent White House forum, we were asked for our “insights on best practices for educating, recruiting, retaining and developing leadership among a diverse cadre of women throughout the U.S. transportation sector and to evolve strategies for overcoming barriers.”

We are a week away from what we believe will turn out to be a monumental foul-up by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in regard to the government’s hours-of-service regulation.

The federal government has grossly overstated the financial benefits of changes to the 34-hour restart provision in the hours-of-service rule, and they will actually cost fleets $189 million a year, according to a new study by the American Transportation Research Institute.

FedEx Corp. reported that its fourth-quarter and yearly earnings declined due to one-time charges the company took for aircraft and personnel changes.

Washington state’s Skagit River bridge has reopened a month after a truck hauling an oversize load hit one of its trusses and caused a partial collapse.

The trade association representing the nation’s ports called on the U.S. Coast Guard to reconsider several proposals concerning the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program, largely due to recent criticism by the Government Accountability Office.

The average price of a gallon of U.S. retail diesel dipped 0.8 cent to $3.841 last week, the lowest level since July, the Department of Energy reported, while crude oil briefly reached a nine-month high.

The North Carolina House blocked a bill that would have raised top highway speeds to 75 mph in the state, citing safety concerns, the (Raleigh) News and Observer reported.

Weekly intermodal volume increased by 1.7% to 254,266 units for the week Saturday from the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.