President Obama on Friday signed a 90-day extension of federal transportation funding that was passed by the House and Senate a day earlier, the Associated Press reported.
March 30, 2012Business
FMCSA Official Says Truckers Will Be Hit for Detectable Chassis Safety Violations
SAN ANTONIO — An official with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said the agency will begin soon to count some chassis safety violations against truckers, the next step toward full implementation of federal chassis safety rules.
April 2, 2012BusinessLogistics
TIA Pushes Broad Offensive to Lower Brokers’ Liability
SAN ANTONIO — The Transportation Intermediaries Association has launched a broad offensive to reduce brokers’ liability in accident cases by using judicial, legislative and regulatory approaches.
April 2, 2012BusinessFuel
DOE Considers Opening SPR, Official Says, as Diesel Rises 0.5¢
U.S. retail diesel prices edged up a half-cent a gallon last week, continuing a nine-week string of increases and bringing the national average to $4.147 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.
April 2, 2012BusinessTechnology
Telogis Acquires Maptuit
Fleet management software company Telogis Inc. said it has acquired Maptuit, a provider of commercial vehicle navigation technology. Terms were not disclosed.
March 30, 2012Business
Frozen Food Express’ Loss Widens for 4Q, Year
Frozen Food Express Industries reported higher losses for the fourth quarter and full year.
March 30, 2012BusinessGovernmentLogistics
Consumer Confidence Rises to One-Year High
Consumer confidence rose in March, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
March 30, 2012Business
Chicago Manufacturing Index Falls
An index of manufacturing activity in the Chicago area decreased in March, the Institute for Supply Management-Chicago said Friday.
March 30, 2012Business
Personal Spending Rises in February
Consumer personal spending rose 0.8% in February, the biggest gain in seven months, the Commerce Department said.
March 30, 2012BusinessLogistics
Intermodal Traffic Rises 4.2% for Week
U.S. intermodal traffic rose 4.2% for the week ended Saturday from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
March 30, 2012