FMCSA, Trucking Chided in Senate Hearing
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration was criticized during a Senate subcommittee hearing last week for not doing enough to clamp down on unsafe trucks, particularly with regard to driver hours of service.
May 3, 2010Federal Safety Regulations to Boost Sales of Onboard Recorders, Tech Vendor Says
PRINCETON, N.J. — New federal safety regulations soon will drive a wave of purchases by U.S. trucking companies that have not yet adopted electronic onboard recorders and mobile communication systems that closely monitor driver performance, a technology vendor here said.
May 3, 2010Truck Dealers Seek Tax Credit For Purchases of New Vehicles
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Truck makers and dealers have called for a 10% investment tax credit to smooth out the buying cycle of the cleaner burning but more expensive trucking equipment.
May 3, 2010Reese Taylor Jr., Chairman of ICC in 1981 as Deregulation Began, Dies at Age 81
Reese Taylor Jr., who was chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission when the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 was implemented, died April 16 in Las Vegas. He was 81.
May 3, 2010Oil Finishes Week Over $86
Oil rose almost $1 Friday to close the trading week near an 18-month high over $86 a barrel, Bloomberg reported.
April 30, 2010Canada Offers Cash to Michigan for New Bridge
Canada is offering $550 million to help pay for those sections of a proposed new Detroit-Windsor bridge that would be situated on Detroit’s side of the new span.
April 30, 2010First-Quarter GDP Rises 3.2%
The U.S. gross domestic product rose at a 3.2% annual rate in the first quarter, the Commerce Department said Friday.
April 30, 2010Consumer Confidence Declines
U.S. consumer confidence fell this month, but was higher than previously estimated, according to the latest Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.
April 30, 2010NAFTA Surface Trade Takes Record Jump
Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico jumped 24.1% in February from a year ago, the highest gain on record, the Department of Transportation said Thursday.
April 29, 2010UCR Fees to Nearly Double
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration released the 2010 fees for the Unified Carrier Registration program Monday, more than doubling the levy across the board but setting it slightly lower than the agency had proposed last year.
April 27, 2010