Government

The new chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is likely to introduce a new, smaller surface transportation bill than what had been outlined in the last Congress, a spokesman told Transport Topics.

American Trucking Associations began its pushback against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed hours-of-service rule last week by questioning the agency’s analysis and asking Congress to lobby on the industry’s behalf. 

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The consumer price index rose 0.5% in December, the Labor Department said Friday.

U.S. warehouse operating costs last year varied widely, ranging from the most expensive in the San Jose, Calif., area to the lowest price in Sioux Falls, S.D., a new study found.

Satellite navigation provider Garmin Inc., Olathe, Kan., on Jan. 9 unveiled its latest navigation handheld device for truck drivers.

U.S. economic activity continued to “expand moderately” between mid-November and early January, but demand for transportation services was mixed, the Federal Reserve said.

President Obama signed the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act into law Jan. 4.

UPS Inc. on Jan. 4 said it is expanding distribution facilities this year in the United States and three other countries to handle growing global demand for outsourced shipments of health-care products such as medicines and supplies.

Less-than-truckload carrier Southeastern Freight Lines, Lexington, S.C., opened a new logistics division Jan. 4 to provide shippers with services in dry van, refrigerated and flatbed truckload, expedited delivery, intermodal drayage, brokerage, air freight and distribution.