One of the most vocal congressional critics of a plan to grant Mexican trucks access to U.S. highways as part of a yearlong pilot project blasted the Department of Transportation in a letter, accusing DOT of ignoring Congressional intent in continuing the test.
January 4, 2008Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
Diesel Average Increases 3.7¢; Crude Briefly Tops $100
The average price of diesel fuel rose 3.7 cents to $3.345 a gallon last week while the price of crude oil pushed past $100 a barrel for the first time, which analysts said would soon lead to higher fuel prices.
January 7, 2008Business, Safety, Government
Dorgan Blasts DOT Over Cross-Border Trucking
Business
Unemployment Rate Rises to 5%
The unemployment rate rose to a two-year high of 5% in December from 4.7% in November, while payrolls rose by 18,000 jobs, the smallest gain since August, the Labor Department said Friday.
January 4, 2008Business, Safety
Rail, Intermodal Traffic Drop
Rail carload and intermodal traffic fell sharply for last week of 2007 compared with the same week a year earlier, the Association of American Railroads said.
January 4, 2008Business, Government, Fuel
Oil Tops $100 Before Receding
Crude oil prices topped $100 Thursday before receding to close at $99.18 a barrel, short of Wednesday’s closing-price record, Bloomberg reported.
January 3, 2008Government, Business, Safety, Logistics
ATRI, FMCSA Co-Hosting Online Safety Forum Tuesday
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the American Transportation Research Institute will co-host the latest in a series of national online forums that provide peer-to-peer industry insights on safety technologies on Tuesday, Jan. 8.
January 3, 2008Business
Jobless Claims Fall 21,000 for Week
Initial jobless claims plunged by 21,000 for the week ended Saturday to 336,000, the Labor Department said Thursday.
January 3, 2008Business, Safety, Government
Texas Transportation Commissioner Williamson Dies
Texas Transportation Commission Chairman and former longtime state lawmaker Ric Williamson died Sunday of an apparent heart attack, the Associated Press reported. He was 55.
January 3, 2008Business, Government
California Sues EPA on Greenhouse Gas Regs
California sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday for denying the state’s “greenhouse gas” limits on cars and trucks, the Associated Press reported.
January 2, 2008Business, Fuel
Crude Oil Hits $100 a Barrel
Crude oil futures hit $100 a barrel Wednesday for the first time, as global petroleum demand continued to outstrip supplies, the Associated Press reported.
January 2, 2008