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, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
Chicago Manufacturing Index Falls
Manufacturing activity in the Chicago area shrank in September, the Institute for Supply Chain Management-Chicago said Tuesday.
September 30, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
Opinion: Today’s Quiz: Truck A or Truck B?
It’s September and all over the country, America’s children are back in school. You don’t need to be a child, of course, to benefit from education and training, something particularly true in the trucking industry, where it’s vitally important for everyone involved to be at the top of his or her game.
September 30, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernmentLogistics
DOT Opens Two-Day National Summit on Distracted Driving
Department of Transportation Wednesday opened its two-day national summit on distracted driving, with panels of state, federal and other officials as well as interested and affected parties speaking on issues around cell phone use and texting by drivers.
September 30, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
Senate Panel Questions Ferro Over FMCSA Confirmation Bid
WASHINGTON — Anne Ferro, President Obama’s choice to head the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, had her day before the Senate Commerce Committee last week as its members weighed her confirmation.
September 29, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
Proposed Tolls Issued For New Maryland Highway
Some trucks would pay roughly $40 during rush hour to travel Maryland’s newest highway under a proposed toll schedule being considered by the Maryland Transportation Authority.
September 29, 2009BusinessEquipmentSafety
ArvinMeritor Opens Tech Center in India
ArvinMeritor Inc. said it has opened a technical center in Bangalore, India, to provide product development for its axle and brake products.
September 29, 2009FuelBusinessSafety
ATA Asks Interior to Boost Offshore Oil Leases
In a letter outlining the trucking industry’s critical need for fuel, American Trucking Associations asked the Department of the Interior to approve offshore drilling leases.
September 28, 2009BusinessSafety
Fleets More Satisfied With Truck Engines
Fleet operators said they were incrementally more satisfied with their heavy-duty truck engines compared with a year ago, market research and rankings firm J.D. Power and Associates said.
September 28, 2009