WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will ban texting by truck drivers and restrict the use of other in-cab technologies as part of its effort to eliminate distracted driving, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said.
October 2, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuelLogistics
Diesel Fuel Slips 2.1¢ to $2.601 In Fourth Straight Decline
U.S. retail diesel prices dipped again last week as the national average reached $2.601, 2.1 cents lower than the week before, according to the Department of Energy.
October 5, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
Lawmakers Pitch Solutions to Driver Texting ‘Epidemic’
WASHINGTON — While government officials, researchers and industry executives debated the merits of limiting driver distractions, state and federal lawmakers used last week’s distracted driving summit to pitch their various solutions to what Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood called “an epidemic.”
October 5, 2009BusinessGovernment
August Factory Orders Drop 0.8%
Factory orders fell 0.8%% in August, the first decline after four months of increases, the Commerce Department said Friday.
October 2, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
Rail, Intermodal Traffic Drop
Intermodal rail traffic in the United States fell 16.5% last week from the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said in its weekly report.
October 2, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
ISM Factory Index Slips But Shows Expansion
An index of U.S. manufacturing activity declined slightly in September but showed overall expansion, the Institute for Supply Management said Thursday.
October 1, 2009GovernmentBusiness
Construction Spending Jumps in August
U.S. construction spending rose 0.8% in August, the largest increase since September 2008, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
October 1, 2009BusinessGovernment
Personal Spending Rises by the Most in 8 Years
Consumer personal spending rose in August by the largest amount in almost eight years, while incomes climbed for the second consecutive month, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
October 1, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernmentLogistics
LaHood, at Summit, Calls Distracted Driving ‘Epidemic’
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday that the Department of Transportation’s two-day distracted driving summit was likely to result in “something legislatively” to ban texting and driving, which he termed a national “epidemic.”
October 1, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
NAFTA Surface Trade Falls 28% in July
Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico plunged 28% in July from a year earlier, though rose from June, the Department of Transportation said.
September 30, 2009