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Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

Pacer To Deploy 300 Clean Trucks

Pacer International announced last week that its subsidiaries will deploy 230 new clean trucks this month to comply with Southern California port regulations.

November 24, 2008
Business, Logistics, Government

Existing Home Sales Fall in October

Existing homes sales fell 3.1% in October, while the median price of a home fell 11.3% from the same month last year, the biggest jump on record, the National Association of Realtors said Monday.

November 24, 2008
Government, Business, Logistics

Gas Slips Below $2, Lundberg Says

The national average price of regular gasoline plunged another 33 cents in the two weeks ended Friday, to $1.97 a gallon — the first time it has fallen under $2 in almost three years — according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.

November 24, 2008
Business, Government, Logistics

Crane Worldwide Announces Four Acquisitions

Crane Worldwide Logistics said it has completed four acquisitions expanding its freight management and contract logistics services in Asia, Europe, and Latin America.

November 24, 2008
Business, Government, Safety, Fuel, Equipment

Navistar Set to Use Credits to Meet 2010 EPA Standards

Navistar International Corp. will use federal emission credits to enable its new Class 8 engine to meet 2010 federal emission standards, although the engine could be set up to comply with the regulation without the credits, a Navistar executive said.

November 24, 2008
Business, Safety, Government

Carriers, Shippers Eye Federal Spending to Boost Economy and Fix Infrastructure

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Shippers, carriers and analysts meeting here agreed that the nation’s contracting economy is hurting freight transportation badly, but said they were hopeful the government would agree to critical transportation infrastructure improvements, financed by higher taxes.

November 24, 2008
Government, Business, Safety

FMCSA Reissues Hours-of-Service Rule

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week published its latest version of changes to the 60-year-old regulation governing commercial driver work rules.

November 24, 2008
Fuel, Business, Government

Fuel Prices Continue Steep Slide

The average price of U.S. retail diesel fuel continued to slide last week, falling 13.5 cents a gallon to a 17-month low of $2.809, the Department of Energy reported.

November 24, 2008
Business, Safety, Government

Obama Names DOT Transition Team

President-elect Barack Obama has named a five-person group to oversee the transition for the Department of Transportation.

November 21, 2008
Government, Business, Fuel

Oil Drops Below $50 a Barrel

Oil fell below $50 a barrel for the first time in almost two years, as recession in the United States, Europe and Japan cut global energy demand, Bloomberg reported Thursday.

November 20, 2008