Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood outlining his opposition to the U.S. proposal to buy electronic onboard recorders for Mexican trucks that will travel within the United States.
March 23, 2011Business
New 窪蹋勛圖厙 Sales Fall to Lowest Pace on Record
February new home sales fell to the slowest pace on record, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
March 23, 2011Business
Cargo Volume Rose 16% in 2010 at Port of New York/New Jersey
Cargo volumes rose 16% in 2010 over the previous year at the Port of New York and New Jersey, the agency that oversees it reported.
March 23, 2011Business
February Truck Tonnage Rises 4.2%
February truck tonnage increased 4.2% from a year ago but slipped from January, American Trucking Associations said Tuesday.
March 22, 2011Government, Business
ATA Mulls Suit Over HOS Rule
American Trucking Associations is poised to file a lawsuit against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration if the agency adopts a proposed rule that would cut driver time to 10 hours a day, ATA Chairman Barbara Windsor said.
March 22, 2011Government, Business
New Senate Bill Would Create Infrastructure Bank
A bipartisan group of Senators has introduced a bill that would create a national infrastructure bank to issue loans and loan guarantees for transportation and other infrastructure projects of regional and national significance.
March 22, 2011Business
Caterpillar Introduces Vocational Truck
LAS VEGAS Caterpillar Inc. has introduced the CT660, the first in a line of Caterpillar-branded vocational on-highway truck models.
March 22, 2011Business, Fuel
Diesel Drops for First Time Since November
Diesel slipped a tenth of a cent to $3.907 a gallon, its first drop since November, while gasoline also declined, the Department of Energy said Monday.
March 22, 2011Business
Berkshire Hathaway to Buy Lubrizol
Berkshire Hathaway will acquire Lubrizol Corp., the worlds largest producer of lubricant additives, the companies said.
March 22, 2011Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Xata Corp. Becomes a SkyBitz Reseller
Telematics and mobile communications provider Xata Corp., Eden Prairie, Minn., now resells trailer-tracking systems made by SkyBitz, the companies announced March 9.
March 22, 2011