A transportation spending bill passed by the Senate Wednesday includes a ban on tolls for existing Texas roadways, the Associated Press reported.
September 13, 2007BusinessGovernment
Import Prices Decline, Labor Says
The price of goods imported to the United States dipped in August on lower oil costs, the Labor Department said Friday.
September 14, 2007BusinessGovernment
Business Inventories Rise 0.5%
Business inventories rose 0.5% in July while sales gained 1.1%, the Commerce Department said Friday.
September 14, 2007BusinessGovernment
August Retail Sales Rise 0.3%
Retail sales gained 0.3% in August, the Commerce Department said Friday.
September 14, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernment
Conn. Sets Truck Ban on Dangerous Decline
The Connecticut State Traffic Commission has put in place a temporary ban on big trucks from the a steep portion of state Route 44 on Avon Mountain, the Hartford Courant reported.
September 13, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernment
DOT Freight Transport Index Drops
The Department of Transportation鈥檚 freight transportation services index for July declined 2.9% from the same month a year ago, DOT said Wednesday.
September 13, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernment
TSA Assessing Results of Trucking Security Program
A recently concluded pilot program in Missouri will help the Transportation Security Administration assess and improve the security聽of U.S. highways and motor carriers, TSA said Wednesday.
September 12, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafety
FMCSA Waiting on Hours-of-Service Actions
John Hill, head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, said Friday that the agency was waiting to see if other interested parties took action to delay implementation of a court ruling eliminating significant portions of the hours-of-service rule.
September 12, 2007GovernmentBusiness
DHS Sets Radiation Detection Project
The Department of 91视频land Security鈥檚 nuclear detection office has begun a pilot program to provide maritime radiation detection capabilities for state and local authorities in Washington state and California, DHS said Sept. 5.
September 12, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernment
Senate Votes Against Mexican Trucks Program
Less than a week after the first Mexican trucks were allowed by the Transportation Department past a border zone, the Senate voted on Tuesday to ban Mexican trucks from U.S. roadways, the Associated Press reported.
September 12, 2007