The Department of Transportation鈥檚 freight transportation services index jumped 4.1% in July from a year ago, the largest July-over-July gain in four years.
September 10, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
Letters to the Editor: Mexico Border Pilot, Driver Appreciation, Outsourcing Overseas, Slow-Pay Blues
If the Chinese are going to make all the goods, the Arabs supply all the oil and the Mexicans do all the transportation, what are we going to do? This sounds very much like the fall of the Roman Empire in past history.
September 11, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
House Passes Bill to Halt Mexican Trucks Program
The House voted 395-18 late Tuesday to halt the Department of Transportation鈥檚 year-old program to allow Mexican trucks free access to U.S. roads.
September 10, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernmentAutonomous
Editorial: Reducing Highway Fatalities
Trucking-related highway fatalities fell again last year, to their lowest level in 15 years, according to data from the Department of Transportation.
September 10, 2008BusinessFuelSafetyGovernment
DHL Testifies Before House Panel on UPS Air Deal
DHL Express Global Chief Executive Officer John Mullen told a House panel Tuesday that the company鈥檚 proposed deal to let UPS Inc. handle its North American air services was necessary for the company 鈥渢o remain a viable competitor in the U.S. market.鈥
September 9, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernmentAutonomous
Judge Tentatively Denies Injunction in SoCal Port Suit; ATA to Appeal
A federal judge tentatively denied American Trucking Associations鈥 request for an injunction that would delay the start of concessionaire programs for drayage drivers at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
September 9, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
ATA Backs Ontario Speed Limiter Plan, but Suggests Changes to Avoid Conflict
American Trucking Associations said it supports Ontario鈥檚 plan to mandate speed limiters set at 105 kilometers 鈥 or about 65.2 mph 鈥 on all trucks but urged the province to alter its regulation to avoid conflicts with potential U.S. rules.
September 8, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
Trucking Sees Things to Like In Both White House Hopefuls
As the two primary U.S. political parties concluded their presidential nominating conventions and formally began the fall campaign, trucking executives said each candidate offered pluses and minuses for the industry.
September 8, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
Highway Trust Fund Needs $8 Billion Bailout, DOT Says
The Highway Trust Fund needs an $8 billion transfusion from the U.S. Treasury鈥檚 general fund in order to avoid an imminent deficit, Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said Friday during a conference call.
September 5, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
Louisiana, Mississippi Get $4 Million for Emergency Repairs
The federal government will provide $4 million in emergency relief funds to Louisiana and Mississippi to help repair roads and bridges damaged by floods caused by Hurricane Gustav, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said Friday.
September 5, 2008