Truck tonnage in November jumped 3.3% from a year ago, according to American Trucking Associations’ seasonally adjusted for-hire truck tonnage index.
December 28, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafety
Final EOBR Rule Will Include Larger Mandate than Original Proposal, FMCSA’s Hill Says
WASHINGTON — John Hill, head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, said the agency’s final electronic onboard-recorders rule would include a larger mandate than the original proposal.
December 31, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafety
iTECH: Value of IT Managers Rises at Midsize Fleets
Recent innovations in information technology, such as the ability to harness the power of software applications over the Internet, are changing when and why trucking companies need on-site IT managers.
December 31, 2007BusinessGovernment
New ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Sales Plunge 9% in November
New home sales plunged 9% to a 12-year low last month, the Commerce Department reported Friday.
December 28, 2007BusinessLogisticsGovernment
Chicago Manufacturing Index Gains
Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region improved this month, the National Association of Purchasing Management said Friday.
December 28, 2007BusinessSafety
Rail, Intermodal Traffic Fall for Week
Rail carload and intermodal traffic fell for the third week of December compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday.
December 27, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernment
Mexican Trucks Program to Continue, FMCSA Says
Mexican trucks may continue to operate widely in the United States, under the Bush administration’s interpretation of a new transportation spending law, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
December 27, 2007BusinessFuel
Oil Closes at More Than $96 a Barrel
Crude oil closed at more than $96 Thursday for the first time in a month, following an Energy Department report that showed declining inventories, Bloomberg reported.
December 27, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafety
FHWA Sets Rule for Brighter Highway Signs
A new federal rule will require highway signs with brighter reflection, the Federal Highway Administration said Thursday.
December 27, 2007Business
Berkshire Hathaway to Buy Marmon Holdings
Private firm Berkshire Hathaway said it will buy 60% of Marmon Holdings, a private company, for $4.5 billion.
December 27, 2007