Transportation Compliance News
Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.
Security & Safety Briefs — Jan. 25 - Jan. 31
TSA Awards TWIC Contract to Lockheed Martin • Canada Passes Border Security Bill • Railroads to Get More Safety Scrutiny • EU Customs Chief Criticizes Cargo-Screening Measure
January 31, 2007Japan’s Hino Motors’ Fiscal Third-Quarter Profit Falls 45%
Hino Motors Ltd., Japan’s largest maker of heavy-duty trucks, saw its fiscal third-quarter profit drop 45% as the company spent more to develop new models and expand production, Bloomberg reported.
January 31, 2007Shippers Back Increasing Weight Limit for Trucks
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.WASHINGTON — Shippers would like to see a switch to larger trucks, and U.S. safety inspectors monitoring size-and-weight rules could have more technology at their disposal in the coming years, according to a Transportation Research Board panel discussion here.
January 31, 2007Construction Spending Declines 0.4% in December
U.S. construction spending fell 0.4% December, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
January 31, 2007January Chicago Manufacturing Index Shows Contraction
The National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago’s manufacturing index fell in January to the first contraction since April 2003, NAPM said Wednesday.
January 31, 2007Fourth-Quarter GDP Jumps 3.5%; Full-Year Growth Was 3.4%
The U.S. economy expanded at a 3.5% annual rate in the fourth quarter, the Commerce Department said Wednesday, the strongest since last year’s first quarter.
January 31, 2007STB Ruling Hits Rail Fuel-Surcharge Practices
The Surface Transportation Board ruled that freight railroads not calculate their fuel surcharges as a percentage of their base rates.
January 31, 2007C.H. Robinson’s Fourth-Quarter, Full-Year Income Show Gains
Transportation and logistics firm C.H. Robinson Worldwide's 2006 net income rose to $266.9 million or $1.53 a share, up from $203.4 million or $1.16 in 2005.
January 30, 2007Crude Oil Price Posts Biggest Gain Since September 2005
Crude oil futures posted their biggest one-day gain Tuesday since September 2005, rising on forecasts of continuing cold weather and expectations of a stronger U.S. economy, Bloomberg reported.
January 30, 2007Con-way’s 4Q Income Improves on Vector Sale
Transportation firm Con-way Inc. earned $82.4 million or $1.66 a share in the fourth quarter, up from $49.9 million or 90 cents a year earlier.
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