Trucking to Remain Dominant Freight Mode
Trucking will continue to be the dominant mode of freight transportation in the United States over the next 10 years, according to a new report by American Trucking Associations.
November 30, 2007Nafta Surface Trade Gains 5.5%
Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico rose 5.5% in September from a year earlier, the Transportation Department said Thursday.
November 29, 2007Calif. Court Rules Against FedEx in Drivers’ Case
The California Supreme Court rejected a bid by FedEx Corp. to reverse a verdict making its independent contractor drivers full-time employees, Bloomberg reported.
November 29, 2007Third-Quarter GDP Is Highest in Four Years
The U.S. economy expanded at a 4.9 % annual growth rate in the third quarter — the most in four years and 1% more than originally reported, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
November 29, 2007October Truck Tonnage Falls 1.5%
October truck tonnage fell 1.5% from a year ago, according to American Trucking Associations’ seasonally adjusted for-hire truck tonnage index.
November 29, 2007Trucking Industry at Odds With Maine Tobacco Law
The trucking industry, supported by the federal government, is warning that a Maine law on tobacco sales could lead to conflicting state regulations that Congress meant to pre-empt when it deregulated motor transportation, the New York Times reported Thursday.
November 29, 2007Loggers Planning Diesel Protest in Washington
Independent logging truckers from Maine may drive their rigs to Washington to protest high diesel fuel prices, the Bangor (Maine) Daily News reported Thursday.
November 29, 2007Fed ‘Beige Book’ Cites Slower Economic Growth
Overall economic activity expanded from October into mid-November, but the pace of growth slowed since a previous period, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.
November 28, 2007Judge Says N.J. Can Keep Tolls Study Private
New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine (D) can keep private a report studying how the state can increase tolls on some of the nation’s busiest highways, a state judge ruled, the Associated Press reported.
November 28, 2007Navistar Trims ’08 Forecast
Truck and engine maker Navistar International Corp. trimmed its fiscal year 2008 industry forecast for commercial truck and school bus sales in North America, Reuters reported.
November 28, 2007