After President Donald Trump promised Iowa voters he would unleash high-ethanol gasoline, his administration fast-tracked a plan to lift summertime restrictions on the fuel, forgoing studies of its potential price tag and hastily ending a review of the measure.
March 28, 2019Transportation Compliance News
Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.
Jobless Claims Fall to Two-Month Low
Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits have fallen to a two-month low, suggesting the labor market remains healthy in data reflecting revisions going back to 2014.
March 28, 2019Trump Asks OPEC to Increase Oil Output to Keep Prices in Check
President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of OPEC, saying the cartel should increase production because prices are getting “too high.â€
March 28, 2019Canadian Company Aims to Add Sobriety Tests to Steering Wheels
A Canadian company that makes alcohol-detection devices attached to steering wheels of school buses hopes to expand to North American trucking companies.
March 27, 2019Manhattan Drivers Could Be Facing $11.52 Toll to Drive City Streets
London did it. So did Singapore and Stockholm. Now New York may be coming around to congestion pricing.
March 27, 2019January Trade Gap Narrows as Imports From China Plummet
The U.S. trade deficit pulled back in January from the widest level in a decade as imports from China plunged, suggesting American companies had been rushing shipments the prior month to beat an expected tariff boost.
March 27, 2019Ports' TEU Volume Cools in February After Red-Hot 2018
The nation’s biggest ports are off to a mixed start compared with 2018’s record year, showing slower 20-foot-equivalent container volume as the economy gradually slows and with U.S.-China trade talks set to resume shortly.
March 27, 2019Truck Parking Data Systems Top ATRI’s Research Priorities List
The American Transportation Research Institute’s recently unveiled list of research priorities for 2019 covers an array of topical issues, ranging from truck parking to tolls.
March 26, 2019Construction, Business Stakeholders Renew Push for Infrastructure Bill
Groups representing the construction and business sectors are ramping up their calls for congressional action on an infrastructure measure this year.
March 26, 2019Housing Starts Fall Most in Eight Months in February
U.S. new-home groundbreakings fell in February by the most in eight months on a drop in single-family homes, suggesting buyers and builders remain wary despite higher wages and a drop in mortgage rates.
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