A big winter snow storm moved from the Northwest across the Midwest and on to the East Coast Friday after dumping more than two feet of snow in some areas, the Associated Press reported.
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Diesel, Gasoline Prices Decline
U.S. fuel prices continued their steep three-month declines last week, even as the cartel of oil-producing nations announced a record cut in production in an attempt to lift global oil prices in 2009.
December 22, 2008LaHood Likely DOT Pick
President-elect Barack Obama is expected to name retiring Illinois Republican U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood to be his transportation secretary.
December 22, 2008CARB Adopts Emission Rules; Truckers Decry Added Costs
The California Air Resources Board has adopted two new rules requiring carriers to add expensive emission-control devices to their trucks and to use fuel-saving equipment endorsed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 SmartWay program.
December 22, 2008Fuel Prices, Recession Make Grim Year for Trucking Industry
The world of trucking was turned upside down and shaken like a snow globe during 2008.
December 22, 2008Groups File with FMCSA Against Hours-of-Service Rules
A coalition of advocacy groups including Public Citizen and the Teamsters union has asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to reconsider key provisions of its controversial hours-of-service rule.
December 18, 2008Letters to the Editor: EOBR Mandate; Auto Bridge Loan; Broker Legislation; Medical Certificates
Onboard recording devices are the future. Successful use of these devices . . . does not eliminate cheating on the logs, in spite of anything Joan what鈥檚-her-name thinks. Ask any driver [at a company that uses them].
December 17, 2008Opinion: Trucking and the New Administration
Election day has come and gone, and regardless of political persuasion, the optimist in each of us hopes President-elect Barack Obama鈥檚 administration heralds an uplifting and more positive era of government.
December 17, 2008Rep. Ray LaHood Is Obama鈥檚 Choice for DOT Secretary
President-elect Barack Obama is set to name retiring Illinois Republican Rep. Ray LaHood as his transportation secretary, several news outlets reported.
December 18, 2008FMCSA Sets Intermodal Chassis 鈥楻oadability鈥 Rule
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Wednesday issued a new rule that it said will 鈥渟ignificantly strengthen safety requirements鈥 for intermodal container chassis.
December 17, 2008