Trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico set a record in gaining 4.5% in 2007 from a year earlier, the Department of Transportation said Wednesday.
November 19, 2008BusinessGovernmentSafety
Opinion: Factoring Helps, Not Hurts, Trucking Industry
This is a response to the article聽鈥淐ash-Strapped Carriers Resort to Quick Pay Plans, Factoring鈥 (10-13, p. 55).聽I would like to set the story straight.
November 19, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
FMCSA Sends EOBR Rule to White House for Review
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has sent its rule governing the use of electronic onboard recorders to the White House for review, in tandem with its announcement that it would leaving its hours-of-service regulation unchanged.
November 19, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
FMCSA to Leave Hours-of-Service Rule Unchanged
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, in a notice to be published in Wednesday鈥檚 Federal Register, said it was making no changes to its controversial hours-of-service rule.
November 18, 2008BusinessGovernmentSafetyFuel
Obama May Reverse Bush Policy on Denial of Emissions Waiver
Reversing Bush administration policies, including its denial of California鈥檚 request for a waiver allowing the state to regulate automobile greenhouse-gas emissions, could be high on President-elect Barack Obama鈥檚 agenda in January, some observers said.
November 17, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuelLogistics
Canadian Report Highlights Biodiesel Concerns
Adding biodiesel to Canada鈥檚 existing fuel storage, blending and distribution infrastructure could spur a host of problems for the country's distillate market, the Canadian Trucking Association said.
November 17, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
DHL to End U.S. Parcel Service After 5 Years, Nearly $10 Bln.
Deutsche Post, owner of DHL Express, said it would close the parcel carrier鈥檚 U.S. operations after an unsuccessful five-year, $10 billion attempt to crack into a $61.1 billion market dominated by UPS Inc. and FedEx Corp.
November 17, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernmentLogistics
Scam Artists Hit Brokers, Fleets
Logistics executive Paul Lueck, a 27-year veteran of the transportation business, thought he鈥檇 seen it all before the silver-tongued con man from what turned out to be a fictitious Jonesboro, Ark., trucking company came calling last summer.
November 17, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Diesel Hits 14-Month Low
The U.S. average retail diesel price dropped 14.4 cents to $2.944 a gallon last week, falling below $3 for the first time in 14 months, and is expected to drop even further next year, the U.S. Department of Energy said.
November 17, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
Engineering Cited in Minn. Bridge Failure
Last year鈥檚 Interstate-35W highway bridge collapse in Minneapolis, the worst such accident in 25 years, was caused by an engineering flaw and the load on its deck, Bloomberg reported, citing U.S. safety investigators.
November 14, 2008