Safety & Security Briefs
Fed Holds Interest Rate at 5.25%
For a seventh straight time, the Federal Reserve Wednesday voted to keep the benchmark U.S. interest rate at 5.25%.
May 9, 2007Senator Seeks Stricter Rules for Hazmat Drivers
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) has asked the Department of Homeland Security to come up with stronger guidelines for truckers who transport gasoline and other hazardous materials, the Associated Press reported.
May 9, 2007NPTC Continues to Back Longer Combination Vehicles
Letters to the Editor: Opening the Mexican Border
Interpool’s 1Q Income Falls
Interpool Inc., a maker of shipping containers and chassis for intermodal container transportation, reported its first-quarter net income declined from a year ago.
May 9, 2007Hill Defends EOBR Proposal Amid Criticism
Senate Panel Sets Mileage Bill To Include Heavy Trucks
A Senate panel approved a measure that would boost automobile fuel-economy standards and set mileage standards for heavy trucks for the first time, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
May 9, 2007Opinion: Interface With Disaster
Diesel Price to Drop, DOE Says
Retail diesel prices for 2007 will peak this month at $2.92 a gallon before gradually declining every month through the end of the year, the Department of Energy said.
May 8, 2007