Federal fuel taxes should be boosted as much as 40 cents a gallon to finance highway, bridge and transit work, a panel created by Congress said Tuesday, Bloomberg reported.
January 15, 2008Business, Safety, Government, Equipment
Letters to the Editor: HOS, Owner-Operators, Driver Training, Traffic Jams
I think everyone is becoming tired of the continued drama from the hours-of-service debacle. Does the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration really believe they can reissue the same rules the courts have thrown out twice and they will now be accepted?
January 16, 2008Business
Industrial Production Unchanged in December
Industrial production was unchanged in December, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.
January 16, 2008Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Autonomous
EPA Completes Draft ‘Greenhouse’ Regs
The Environmental Protection Agency has completed its draft of new regulations to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from cars and trucks, Bloomberg reported.
January 16, 2008Business, Government
CPI Rises 0.3% in December; Jumps 4.1% for 2007
The consumer price index rose 0.3% in December and the CPI for the full year was 4.1%, the highest level since 1990, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
January 16, 2008Business, Safety, Government, Logistics
Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Linked to Design Flaw
A design flaw in steel plates contributed to the collapse of a bridge in Minneapolis last year that killed 13 people and injured more than 100, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing the National Transportation Safety Board.
January 16, 2008Business, Fuel, Government
Panel Proposes 40-Cent Gas-Tax Boost
Business, Autonomous
Slagle to Succeed Vikner as Mack’s CEO
Mack Trucks said Tuesday that Dennis Slagle will succeed Paul Vikner as the company’s chief executive officer, effective April 1.
January 15, 2008Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government
Diesel Drops a Nickel to $3.326
The national average price of retail diesel fuel declined 5 cents to $3.326 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
January 15, 2008Business, Safety, Government, Logistics
Roundabouts Replacing Some Intersections in N.Y. State
New York state transportation planners are turning more right-angle intersections into roundabouts, which are derided by many but proven in a national study to be safer than some intersections with stop signs or traffic signals, the Associated Press reported.
January 15, 2008Government, Business, Safety, Logistics
Southern California Ports Set New Container Fees
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach voted Monday to charge a new $15 per-container fee on loaded cargo containers starting next January, the Associated Press reported.
January 15, 2008