The U.S. House on Oct. 23 passed the Water Resources Reform Development Act, authorizing the Army Corps of Engineers to proceed with dredging and other improvements at ports that would allow massive cargo ships coming through a widened Panama Canal to dock.
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U.S. Trade Deficit Little Changed in August
The U.S. trade deficit was little changed in August, rising 0.4%, the Commerce Department reported.
October 24, 2013Hersman Takes Oath For Third Term As Head of NTSB
Deborah Hersman has been sworn in for a third two-year term as chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board.
October 22, 2013Truck Drivers Halt Work at Port of Oakland
Some truck drivers at the Port of Oakland stopped working Oct. 21 to protest what they called unsafe working conditions and unfair labor practices, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
October 22, 2013ATA Opens NTDC to State Association Members
ORLANDO, Fla 鈥 American Trucking Associations is opening participation in its National Truck Driving Championships to members of affiliated state trucking associations who may not be ATA members, officials announced.
October 22, 2013Sagging Wis. Bridge Expected to Open by January
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced Oct. 22 that it expects to reopen by January the bridge that carries Interstate 43 traffic though Green Bay.
October 22, 2013Daimler, Volvo Argue Against EPA鈥檚 Fee Rule for Navistar
WASHINGTON 鈥擜ttorneys for Daimler Trucks North America and Volvo group today asked a federal appeals court to throw out an Environmental Protection Agency rule that allowed Navistar Inc. to pay 鈥渘onconformance penalties鈥 for engines that failed to meet 2010 federal emissions standards for nitrogen oxide compounds.
October 22, 2013Freight Industry Leaders Honored by EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency honored 55 freight transportation companies Oct. 22 for their achievements in reducing carbon pollution and other harmful emissions.
October 22, 2013
Economy, Trucking to Improve in 2014, Analysts Say
ORLANDO, Fla. 鈥 Trucking and U.S. economic trends continue along a familiar path of slow, steady improvement that is likely to carry into next year, three industry experts said.
October 21, 2013