Transportation Compliance News
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鈥檚 happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.
Calif. Ports鈥 Dominance Wanes as Shippers Seek Alternatives
Rising costs for container fees, administrative expenses and environmental requirements in the midst of an economic downturn are causing shippers, importers and retailers to consider alternatives to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach for shipping their goods, according to trade association officials.
April 20, 2009Privatized Toll Roads Offer Quick Fixes but Pose Long-Term Threats, Study Says
Privatizing toll roads may give cash-strapped states a quick budget fix, but such deals, especially for existing highways, 鈥減ose long-term threats to the public interest,鈥 according to a new study by an advocacy group.
April 20, 2009Most Sterling Dealers Signed Settlement Deals with Daimler Trucks, ATD Board Member Says
Most of the 300 Sterling Trucks dealers in the United States and Canada accepted settlement offers from Daimler Trucks North America after DTNA announced it would shut the brand down, the Sterling board member of the American Truck Dealers said April 9.
April 20, 2009As Vehicle Sales Slump, Competition Heats Up
Common wisdom has long maintained that truck dealers make more money from parts and service than from new vehicle sales. But the economic reality today is challenging even that old maxim.
April 20, 2009YRC Seeks to Temporarily Fund Pensions with Real Estate Collateral Instead of Cash
YRC Worldwide Inc. said it is negotiating with the Teamsters union and its pension fund representatives to postpone cash payments into the plan and replace them with real estate collateral as part of the company鈥檚 ongoing effort to conserve cash.
April 20, 2009Stimulus Funds Go Further as Road-Building Costs Drop
Competition among construction firms is sharply reducing the cost of infrastructure projects, allowing states to build and repair more roads and bridges than originally anticipated under the federal stimulus legislation, President Obama said last week.
April 20, 2009Norfolk Southern Wins Ethanol Depot Ruling
A federal judge ruled that Norfolk Southern Corp. can continue operating an ethanol-transfer station in Alexandria, Va., overruling a local ordinance, Bloomberg reported.
April 17, 2009Consumer Confidence Index Improved in April
U.S. consumer confidence rose this month to the highest level since September, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan鈥檚 preliminary monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.
April 17, 2009Housing Stars Fall 10.8% in March
New housing starts fell 10.8% in March after rising in February, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
April 16, 2009Philadelphia Factory Index Improves, but Still Shows Contraction
Manufacturing levels in the Philadelphia region continued to contract this month, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.
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