A major winter storm dumped uwpards of two feet of snow on some parts of New England and the northern mid-Atlantic Thursday and Friday, disrupting travel and closing roads and airports, the Associated Press reported.
February 26, 2010BusinessSafetyGovernment
Chicago Manufacturing Index Improves
Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region showed expansion in February, the Institute for Supply Chain Management-Chicago said Friday.
February 26, 2010BusinessGovernmentSafetyFuelAutonomous
Court Rejects Injunction in L.A. Port Plan
A federal court ruling on the Port of Los Angeles’ clean trucks plan will not significantly affect a lower court ruling that temporarily halts the port from implementing most of the port’s concession requirements, according to American Trucking Associations.
February 25, 2010BusinessGovernment
Durable Goods Orders Jump 3%
Durable goods orders jumped 3% in January, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
February 25, 2010BusinessGovernment
Durable Goods Orders Jump 3%
Durable goods orders jumped 3% in January, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
February 25, 2010BusinessSafetyGovernmentLogistics
Mullen’s Fourth-Quarter Income Improves
Canadian transportation firm Mullen Group said its fourth-quarter profit grew 56.3% to C$11.1 million or 14 cents per share, from C$7.1 million, or 9 cents per share, a year ago.
February 25, 2010BusinessSafetyGovernmentAutonomous
Opinion: ‘Spoliation of Evidence’ in Accident Litigation
For any trucking company that becomes the target of a personal injury action, “spoliation of evidence” may become a hidden danger that a defendant will need to avoid to be successful.
February 25, 2010BusinessGovernment
New ϳԹ Sales Fall to Record Low
New home sales fell to a record low rate in January, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
February 24, 2010GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Big Snowstorm Hits Texas, Tracks Toward Northeast
A winter storm that caused multiple traffic collisions in Texas on Tuesday is heading toward the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, where it could dump a half-foot of snow on the already snow-drenched region, news services reported.
February 24, 2010GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
Ferro Defends FMCSA’s Position on Texting and Driving
WASHINGTON — The head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration told trucking industry leaders Tuesday the agency was within its rights to ban texting by commercial drivers through a reinterpretation of existing rules, but that more explicit bans were on the way.
February 23, 2010