Report Urges NAFTA Cooperation on Emissions
There is an urgent need for cross-border cooperation between the United States, Canada and Mexico to reduce truck and train greenhouse-gas emissions which would in turn help safeguard regional economic competitiveness, according to a new study.
April 5, 2011House Panel Fields Queries on Highway Bill
Members of a key House panel began hearing proposals Tuesday from members of Congress about ways to fund a six-year highway reauthorization bill without exceeding Highway Trust Fund revenues that are mostly derived from federal gas and diesel taxes.
April 5, 2011ISM Services Index Slips in March
The U.S. economy’s service sector declined in March but still showed expansion, the Institute for Supply Management said Tuesday.
April 5, 2011Ohio Turnpike’s 70-mph Speed Limit Takes Effect
The new 70-mile-per-hour speed limit on the Ohio Turnpike, which the state’s trucking industry opposes, has taken effect, the Associated Press reported.
April 4, 2011Letters: EOBRs and Waiting, Load Securement
To improve our scores with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program, many of us have worked diligently to put electronic onboard recorders in our trucks.
April 4, 2011Mica Says New Road Bill to Be Approved Before End of Fiscal Year on Sept. 30
ARLINGTON, Va. — House Transportation Committee Chairman Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) told a group of shippers he plans to get a long-term transportation reauthorization bill passed before Sept. 30, the end of the current fiscal year.
April 4, 2011Effects of Federal Regulations on Dealers to Be Focus of ATD’s Annual Meeting
American Truck Dealers said it will focus on how to mitigate the possible negative effects of regulatory and legislative actions during its annual convention April 15-18 in Phoenix.
April 4, 2011Obama Visits UPS Facility; Cites Employment Gains
President Barack Obama said the lower unemployment rate figure released Friday shows the economy is showing signs of strength, the Associated Press reported.
April 1, 2011ISM Manufacturing Index Slips in March
U.S. manufacturing activity fell slightly in March from its highest level in almost seven years, the Institute for Supply Management said Friday.
April 1, 2011Mica Optimistic on Long-Term Transport Bill
Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.), chairman of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, told a group of shippers attending a Washington legislative policy forum Tuesday that he plans to get a long-term transportation reauthorization bill on the House floor sometime in May.
March 29, 2011