The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index for January fell 1.3% from a year earlier but rose from December, DOT said.
March 10, 2010Government, Business, Safety
Daylight Saving Time Begins Sunday
Daylight Saving Time will begin this Sunday, March 14, with clocks being set ahead one hour for most Americans at 2 a.m. local time.
March 11, 2010Business, Safety, Government
Traffic Fatalities Reach Record Low, DOT Says
The Department of Transportation said Thursday that the number of overall traffic fatalities reported at the end of 2009 reached the lowest level since 1954, declining for the 15th consecutive quarter.
March 11, 2010Business, Government
U.S. Trade Gap Declines
The U.S. trade deficit declined in January as demand for oil and foreign automobiles declined, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
March 11, 2010Business, Safety, Government
DOT Freight Index Falls in January
Business, Government, Safety
Navistar’s 1Q Profit Declines
Navistar International Corp. said its first-quarter profit fell to $17 million, or 23 cents per share, from $234 million, or $3.27, a year ago.
March 10, 2010Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous
Opinion: Heavier Trucks Deliver Safer, Greener Future
The shipping industry in the United States has the opportunity in the next 18 months to dramatically improve its efficiency and ability to compete in the global economy.
March 10, 2010Business, Government
Wholesale Inventories Fall 0.2%
Wholesale inventories fell 0.2% in January, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
March 10, 2010Business, Government, Safety
ATRI Seeks Hours-of-Service Data from Fleets
The American Transportation Research Institute said it is seeking data from motor carriers for a study of the impacts of hours-of-service rules.
March 9, 2010Government, Business
Kansas Eyes Cutting Road Projects Over Budget Shortfall
A severe budget shortfall has forced Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson (D) to ask the state legislature to agree to the cancellation of state road projects for next year and for the remainder of the current fiscal year that ends June 30.
March 9, 2010Government, Business, Safety, Logistics
Senators Criticize Infrastructure Bank Proposal
Several U.S. senators have criticized the Obama administration’s plan to use $4 billion to create a new national infrastructure bank to help finance transportation projects, questioning how the bank would operate and whether rural projects would lose funding to larger urban areas.
March 9, 2010