Rail and intermodal traffic fell last week from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
December 12, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
DOT Releases Early Fatality Data
The Department of Transportation said highway deaths fell 10% for the first 10 months of 2008 and said it expects fatalities to be at an all-time low when the full year totals are calculated.
December 12, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernmentFuel
Obama Chooses Heads of DOE, EPA
President-elect Barack Obama has chosen the Nobel-prize-winning head of a California research institute and a former New Jersey environmental official to fill his cabinet positions heading the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
December 11, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
Infrastructure Program Funding May Reach $20 Billion
Federal funding highway infrastructure projects in an economic stimulus plan may be about $20 billion, Bloomberg reported, citing a group that represents state transportation officials.
December 11, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
DOT Freight Transport Index Drops 0.6% in October
The Department of Transportation鈥檚 freight transportation services index fell 0.6% in October from a year ago, leaving it at its lowest level for the month of October in five years.
December 10, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
U.S. Industry Shipped 13 Billion Tons of Goods in 2007
U.S. industry shipped 13 billion tons of goods valued at almost $12 trillion in 2007, according to preliminary figures released Tuesday by the Department of Transportation and the Census Bureau.
December 9, 2008BusinessGovernmentSafety
ATA, Codega Produce Safety Video Program for Drivers
American Trucking Associations and Codega LLC have introduced a program to educate new truck drivers, focusing on safety concepts, rules and practices.
December 9, 2008BusinessGovernmentSafetyFuel
Navistar Says 鈥楥oalition鈥 Grows To Ease 2010 Emissions Rule
A Navistar Inc. spokesman said that a 鈥渃oalition is building鈥 around the company鈥檚 call to the incoming Obama administration to ease 2010 emissions mandates, but the Environmental Protection Agency said its tightened standards would go into effect without delays.
December 8, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
Long Beach Port Delays Container Fee
Commissioners at the Port of Long Beach, Calif., on Dec. 1 voted to delay collection of an infrastructure cargo-container fee for at least six months.
December 8, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
Patriot鈥檚 Fiscal 4Q Income Rises
Tank and bulk carrier Patriot Transportation Holding聽earned $3.2 million, or $1.02 a share, in its fiscal fourth quarter, up from $2.3 million, or 74 cents, in the 2007 quarter.
December 8, 2008