Government
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.
ACE to Be Required at Entry Points in California, Texas, N. Mex.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency said Friday that truck carriers entering the United States at all land border ports of entry in California, Texas and New Mexico will be required to present advance electronic cargo information through the Automated Commercial Environment truck manifest system.
January 19, 2007Investors Sue Allied Holdings Over Meeting, Board Issues
Auto hauler Allied Holdings was sued by investors who want the company to hold an annual meeting so they can vote on replacing the board, Bloomberg reported.
January 19, 2007Virginia Transportation Plan Would Boost Costs to Truckers
A new transportation plan by Virginia state Republicans would raise fees on drivers and boost costs to truckers, the Washington Post reported Thursday.
January 19, 2007Washington State Sets Initiative to Improve Freight Movement
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire (D) Thursday unveiled a new “container ports initiative,” a plan to improve the movement of products to markets and workers to jobs.
January 19, 2007California to Close Stretch of I-215 This Weekend
Contractors will close a stretch of Interstate 215 in California starting Friday night through 4 a.m. Monday, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday.
January 19, 2007Several Northeast States Take Steps Toward Privatized Highways, New Tolls
As the federal government moved last week to help states promote private transportation investment, several states in the Northeast took initial steps toward adding toll roads or privatizing existing highways.
TTNews.com to Close Monday for MLK Holiday
TTNews.com will be closed Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. Please check back on Tuesday, Jan. 22, for the latest trucking and freight transportation news.
January 18, 2007Oil Dips Below $50 a Barrel for First Time Since May 2005
Crude oil prices plunged to below $50 a barrel Thursday following a Department of Energy report that showed stronger inventories of crude oil, gasoline and distillates, which include diesel.
January 18, 2007Philadelphia Factory Index Rises for January
Manufacturing levels in the Philadelphia area improved this month as orders and sales improved, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.
January 18, 2007Consumer Price Index Rises 0.5% in December
U.S. consumer prices rose 0.5% in December, the most since April, following no change in November, the Labor Department said Thursday.
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