LaHood Cites ‘Urgency’ for Texting Ban
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the department was working to complete its work on a regulation to ban texting by commercial drivers, and that it would be finished “sooner rather than later.”
December 15, 2009November Spot Freight 65% Over Last Year, TransCore Says
Spot market freight availability increased by 65% in November compared to last year according to the TransCore Freight Index, a measure of truckload freight volume found on load boards.
December 15, 2009Senate Must Extend Biodiesel Tax Credit by Dec. 31, Producers Warn
Biodiesel producers are threatening to shut down their operations if the Senate does not approve a bill that would extend the $1 per gallon biodiesel tax credit due to expire Dec. 31.
December 15, 2009Pacer Names Daniel Avramovich CEO
Transportation and third-party logistics firm Pacer International said Daniel Avramovich will become its new chief executive officer, effective close of business Tuesday.
December 15, 2009Diesel Declines 2.4¢ to $2.748 a Gallon; Gas Falls 3.5¢
Diesel and gasoline prices both fell Monday as crude oil held near a two-month low, with diesel falling 2.4 cents to $2.748 a gallon and gas declining 3.5 cents to $2.599, the Department of Energy said.
December 15, 2009New York Manufacturing Index Slips in December
Manufacturing activity in the New York region slowed its rate of growth in December, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Tuesday.
December 15, 2009Producer Price Index Climbs 1.8% in November
Prices paid to U.S. producers rose 1.8% in November, the Labor Department said Tuesday.
December 15, 2009SoCal Ports to Face New Year with Fewer Trucks
Beginning Jan. 1, officials at the Southern California sister ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will face yet another challenge as they begin the second phase of their clean trucks plans: fewer trucks.
December 15, 2009Hefty Toll Increases Proposed For SF Bay Bridges
A proposed toll increase for the seven state-owned bridges that crisscross the San Francisco Bay could double the cost for trucks.
December 14, 2009Senate Rail Bill Set to Be Introduced Tuesday
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) will introduce a long-awaited rail bill on Dec. 15 that expands the Surface Transportation Board and adds several provisions that could give shippers more choices of rail carriers, committee officials said.
December 14, 2009