The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended a comment period for states to establish commercial learner’s permits by a month, to July 9.
June 11, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
ATA Petitions Against Boston Hazmat Rules
American Trucking Associations has asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to prevent changes Boston recently made to its hazardous materials routing designations and permitting process.
June 10, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
Teamsters Launch Carhaul Strike at PTS
Teamsters union members employed at car hauler Performance Transportation Services went on strike against the company Monday to enforce the union’s bargaining table demands, the union said.
June 10, 2008BusinessSafetyTechnologyEquipment
GPS Market to Reach $240 Billion in Five Years, Report Says
Global Positioning System location-finding and navigation services are generating increasing revenue as the satellite-based technology is embedded in a wider range of mobile devices, according to a report from the European firm ABI Research.
June 9, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
Conn. Truck Inspections Drop 20%
Connecticut’s truck inspections fell 20% to about 18,600 in 2007, compared with a year earlier, the Hartford Courant reported.
June 9, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
I-5 Bridge Plan Approved in Oregon
The regional government of the Portland, Ore., area is backing a new Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River, the Associated Press reported.
June 9, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Diesel Price Dips 1.6¢ to $4.707 a Gallon
The U.S. average diesel price took a break last week from its dizzying climb, dipping 1.6 cents a gallon to $4.707, the Department of Energy reported.
June 9, 2008BusinessSafety
Rail, Intermodal Traffic Decline
Rail and intermodal traffic fell for the week ended Saturday compared with the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
June 6, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernmentLogisticsFuel
Mullen Buys Fluid, Oilfield Transport Firm
Canadian transportation firm Mullen Group Income Fund said Thursday it would buy the transport unit of Essential Energy Services Trust for C$135 million.
June 5, 2008BusinessSafetyFuel
ATA Backs Oil-Market Investigation
American Trucking Associations said Wednesday that it supports the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission for taking steps toward increasing transparency of the energy futures markets.
June 4, 2008