FMCSA Sticking to Timeline for Implementation of CSA
WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration remains “absolutely” committed to the current timeline for rolling out CSA 2010, Administrator Anne Ferro said.
June 28, 2010Detroit Diesel to Renovate Michigan Facility
Detroit Diesel Corp. said it will spend $194 million to renovate its 72-year-old Redford, Mich., plant, the latest example of truck makers pouring investments into diesel engine facilities to manufacture the complicated new power plants and vertically integrate production.
June 28, 2010Diesel, Gasoline Prices Rise
Retail diesel prices reversed course last week, as the national average rose 3.3 cents a gallon to $2.961 after falling 19.9 cents in the five previous weeks, the Department of Energy reported.
June 28, 2010Consumer Confidence Hits Highest Level in Two Years
Consumer confidence rose this month to the highest level in more than two years, according to the latest Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.
June 25, 2010First-Quarter GDP Expansion Lowered to 2.7%
The gross domestic product growth rate for the first quarter was revised down for a second time Friday, to an rate of 2.7%, the Commerce Department said Friday.
June 25, 2010Opinion: Driver Pay — The New Metric
The past 10 months have seen a precipitous decline in the quality of driver applicants. There are recruiters everywhere saying, “Good applicants are getting scarce.”
June 24, 2010CSA 2010 Needs Improvements, Trucking Exec Tells Congress
The federal government’s Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 is supported by the trucking industry but needs some changes, a trucking executive testifying for American Trucking Associations told a congressional panel Wednesday.
June 23, 2010‘Tax Holiday’ Seen Helping Port of Los Angeles, Officials Say
A proposal that new companies locating in Los Angeles be given a three-year exemption from paying the city business tax would be a “shot in the arm” for the Port of Los Angeles and the harbor community, port officials said.
June 22, 2010Senate Bill Targets Employee Misclassification
A Senate bill that supporters said would make it easier for federal regulators to catch employers who misclassify their employees as independent contractors also would help ensure a “level playing field in the marketplace,” a top official with the Department of Labor told a Senate panel.
June 22, 2010N.Y. Lawmakers Propose State Version of ‘Jason’s Law’
A bill in the New York State Legislature would create a system of loans and tax incentives for businesses willing to build safe parking facilities for truck drivers.
June 22, 2010