Due to the ongoing postal strike by Canadian mail workers, the U.S. Postal Service said it suspended accepting most mail bound for Canada over the weekend.
June 20, 2011Government
ATA, Business Groups Back Bersin for Customs Chief
American Trucking Associations and nearly two dozen other business groups in recent weeks have re-affirmed their support of Alan Bersin as commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency.
June 21, 2011Government
U.S.-Canada-Mexico Transshipments Rose 8.5% in 2010
Goods transshipped between the United States, Canada and Mexico rose 8.5% last year to $60.8 billion, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
June 20, 2011Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous
ATA, Port of Los Angeles Continue Court Fight Over Classification of Independent Truckers
If an appeals court agrees with a lower court judge who backed the Port of Los Angeles’ argument that it is a business, then all drayage truck drivers will be required to be employees of licensed motor carriers.
June 20, 2011Government, Business
Hours-of-Service Rule Change Would Raise Costs, Hurt Safety, Small Fleets Say
WASHINGTON — Replacing the current hours-of-service rule with one that cuts driving hours would put more inexperienced truck drivers on the road and pass increased transportation costs onto consumers, four executives who run trucks told a House subcommittee.
June 20, 2011Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous
NAFC, ITLC Set Meeting Agendas for Phoenix Meeting
Finance and information technology trucking executives are set to meet this week in Phoenix, as American Trucking Associations embarks on a campaign to reinvigorate some of its councils that had to retrench during the recession.
June 20, 2011Government
Consumer Confidence Falls in June
Consumer confidence fell in June, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
June 17, 2011Government
Michigan State Police to Step Up Enforcement in Truck Zones
Under a grant from the Michigan Truck Safety Commission, Michigan State Police will be working a special truck enforcement team until Sept. 30.
June 16, 2011Business, Government, Logistics
L.A. Port Volume Rises in May
The Port of Los Angeles said its May import cargo volume rose 5.5% from a year ago, to almost 361,000 20-foot equivalent units.
June 15, 2011Government
N.Y. Manufacturing Index Contracts
Manufacturing activity in the New York region contracted in June, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Wednesday.
June 15, 2011