A group of 56 U.S. lawmakers have urged the Obama administration to resolve a dispute with Mexico over cross-border trucking that has damaged bilateral trade, Reuters reported.
March 4, 2010GovernmentBusiness
IRS, Labor Dept. to Crack Down on Firms Misclassifying Workers
The Obama administration said it plans to begin a multimillion-dollar push to crack down on employers who misclassify employees as independent contractors.
March 8, 2010GovernmentBusiness
Road Bill May Be Completed by End of Year
Transportation leaders said last week they hoped to complete a long-term surface transportation reauthorization before the end of the year, although paying for the legislation’s increased infrastructure spending remains a major obstacle.
March 8, 2010GovernmentBusiness
Arizona Faces Anger Over Closed Rest Stops
Anger over closed rest stops in Arizona has spurred a state legislator to propose allowing entities other than the state to pay to keep rest stops open, the New York Times reported Friday.
March 5, 2010BusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomous
Opinion: Rule Changes Ahead for SafeStat Audits
The rules are changing for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s “SafeStat” audits for trucking companies.
March 5, 2010BusinessGovernmentSafety
Fourth-Quarter Productivity Revised Upward
Worker productivity jumped 6.9% in the fourth quarter, capping the largest one-year gain since 2002, the Labor Department said Thursday.
March 4, 2010BusinessSafetyGovernment
Fed Notes Modest Improvement in Transport Activity
The U.S. economy improved in nine of the Federal Reserve’s 12 districts early this year, with transportation levels improving modestly, the Fed said Wednesday.
March 3, 2010BusinessSafetyGovernment
NAFTA Surface Trade Increases in December
Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico grew in December from a year earlier, the Department of Transportation said.
March 3, 2010BusinessSafetyGovernment
Obama Signs Measure Restoring Transportation Funds
President Obama signed a bill reinstating transportation funding and ending a two-day furlough of 2,000 U.S. Department of Transportation employees.
March 3, 2010GovernmentBusiness
New Ambassador Bridge Span Rejected
The U.S. Coast Guard has rejected plans for a second Ambassador Bridge span connecting Detroit to Windsor, Ontario, the Detroit News reported.
March 3, 2010