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New York state lawmakers are bucking at a plan backed by both Gov. Eliot Spitzer and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg for new 鈥渃ongestion fees鈥 on cars and trucks that operate in the heart of the city during peak business hours, news reports said Friday.
June 22, 2007The Bush administration will delay a rule that Americans must present passports when crossing the U.S. border by land or sea, the Associated Press reported.
June 21, 2007A coalition of groups led by Public Citizen and the Teamsters union said Wednesday that the Department of Transportation was ignoring federal safety laws in implementing a pilot program that would allow Mexican trucks to travel throughout the United States.
June 20, 2007
A proposed plan to charge fees on vehicles entering New York鈥檚 business district could win approval from state lawmakers as soon as Thursday, according to Gov. Eliot Spitzer, Bloomberg News reported.
June 19, 2007WASHINGTON 鈥 Congressional Democrats said steps need to be taken to ensure that U.S. consumers are not getting shortchanged by 鈥渉ot鈥 fuel, but representatives of the fuel retailing industry said adjusting sales by temperature was unnecessary and would hurt small businesses.
June 18, 2007
An analyst with Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. lowered the second-quarter and full-year earnings estimates on 13 freight companies 鈥 including 12 trucking companies 鈥 citing continued softness in the transportation market, the Associated Press reported.
June 18, 2007By Stephen Bennett, Contributing Writer
June 18, 2007
Tank truck carrier Quality Distribution named Gary Enzor to be the company鈥檚 chief executive officer effective immediately, replacing Gerry Detter.
June 15, 2007The American Trucking Associations, California Trucking Association and Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association need to get together and stop the restructuring of the California ports.
June 15, 2007New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a change in his congestion pricing proposal, saying trucks meeting federal engine emission standards would be charged $7 to enter Manhattan at peak times, rather than $21.
June 18, 2007