Business inventories rose 0.4% in January, but sales dropped 0.9% to a 10-month low, the Commerce Department reported March 13.
March 13, 2014Business, Government
Business Inventories Rise as Sales Drop to 10-Month Low
Government
Foxx Promises April Highway Bill
The Obama administration will unveil a multiyear surface transportation authorization bill next month, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told a House of Representatives subcommittee March 12.
March 13, 2014Special Coverage, Business, Fuel, Government
Greenhouse-Gas Rules to Include Study of Several Technologies, Officials Say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. The next phase of the federal governments greenhouse-gas regulations for trucks will include an examination of a suite of technologies that can lower emissions and increase fuel efficiency, an Environmental Protection Agency official said.
March 13, 2014Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
Publication of ELD Proposal Is Imminent, Ferro Says
Publication of the proposed rule requiring trucks to have electronic logging devices is imminent, Anne Ferro, head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, told a House subcommittee hearing March 12.
March 12, 2014Government
FMCSA Deactivating DOT Numbers of URS Scofflaws
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it has started to deactivate the Department of Transportation registration numbers of trucking companies overdue for updating their Unified Registration System data, which is due every other year.
March 12, 2014Government
NTSBs Hersman to Resign, Become President of National Safety Council
National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah Hersman will depart next month from the independent federal agency she has led for nearly five years to become president of the National Safety Council, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization.
March 11, 2014Government, Business
Moodys Warns Investors on Infrastructure-Related Debt
Moodys Investors Service told clients that transportation infrastructure needs are one of the driving forces of United States public finance in a March 10 Credit Outlook note.
March 11, 2014Government
House Schedules Roundtable to Hear State, Local Requests for Highway Bill
A roundtable discussion on the transportation policy priorities of state and local governments will be held March 13 by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
March 11, 2014Government
Internal Federal Audit Faults CSA
An internal audit released March 7 criticized the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for not ensuring that data in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program is complete, that the system follows the best technology practices or that states are using the data correctly.
March 10, 2014Government
Calif. Proposes New Flexibility for Truck-Emissions Rule
The California Air Resources Board has proposed extending certain deadlines for truckers to replace or retrofit their vehicles, changes that the agency said would increase flexibility for businesses.
March 10, 2014