Rail and intermodal traffic continued their weeks-long decline last week, the Association of American Railroads said.
February 27, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
Chicago Manufacturing Index Increases
Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region contracted in February for a fifth straight month, the Institute for Supply Chain Management-Chicago said Friday.
February 27, 2009BusinessSafety
Napolitano: 91ÊÓƵland Security Can’t Screen All Cargo by 2012
91ÊÓƵland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told lawmakers Wednesday that her agency won’t be able to screen all port cargo for radiological and nuclear threats by 2012, the Associated Press reported.
February 26, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
ATA Unveils New Image Trailer
American Trucking Associations said Thursday it was unveiling a new trailer for use in its image and outreach programs.
February 26, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
P.A.M. Reports Loss for 4Q, Year
Truckload carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services reported a fourth-quarter loss of $11.4 million, or $1.19 per share, compared with a loss of $840,000, or 8 cents, a year ago.
February 23, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
White House Backs Off Mileage-Based Tax
The White House backed off a suggestion by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood that the Obama administration would consider a vehicle mileage tax in lieu of the federal gasoline tax, the Washington Post reported.
February 23, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
EPA Rejects Navistar’s Call for Delay on 2010 Engine Rule
The Environmental Protection Agency has rejected Navistar Inc.’s request to allow manufacturers sell engines compliant with either the agency’s 2007 or 2010 emission standards until 2012.
February 23, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
EPA Rejects Navistar’s Call for Delay on 2010 Engine Rule
The Environmental Protection Agency has rejected Navistar Inc.’s request to allow manufacturers sell engines compliant with either the agency’s 2007 or 2010 emission standards until 2012.
February 23, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics
Trucking Official Asks Congress for Help on Freight Mobility
Congress should focus on better freight mobility as a national goal, a trucking official told a congressional hearing held in Los Angeles Friday.
February 23, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
Range of New Products Unveiled by Suppliers at TMC
ORLANDO, Fla. — New products shown at the Technical & Maintenance Council’s recent meeting here ranged from a high-tech flatbed trailer to a low-tech mud flap, along with a seat and sleeping pad that combine New Age philosophy with Texas Instruments engineering.
February 23, 2009