Rail and intermodal traffic fell for the week ended Jan. 10 from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
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January 16, 2008EPA Pick Is ‘Open’ to Carbon Tax
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator-designate Lisa Jackson said she was “open to discussion” of a carbon tax to limit greenhouse gas emissions and would immediately begin a review of the Bush administration’s denial of California’s request to regulate those emissions from automobiles.
January 16, 2009Opinion: Assault on Independents Threatens Trucking
If you wanted to shore up a beleaguered industry, would you do it by creating a new threat? Of course not, but that’s exactly what some U.S. policymakers seem ready to do to the already devastated U.S. trucking industry.
January 13, 2009DOT Freight Transport Index Drops 2.4% in November
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index fell 2.4% in November from a year earlier, DOT said Wednesday.
January 14, 2009ATA Names 2009-2010 America’s Road Team
American Trucking Associations has named the 18 truck-driver captains of its 2009-2010 America’s Road Team.
January 14, 2009Gainey Wins Court Approval for Reorganization Plan
Bankrupt trucking company Gainey Corp. won a battle to reorganize under bankruptcy law when a federal judge ruled it could use its cash to continue to fund its operations, the Grand Rapids (Mich.) Press reported.
January 12, 2009Group Calls for Ban on Cell Phone Use While Driving
A national safety group is advocating for laws completely banning cell phone use while driving, the Associated Press reported.
January 12, 2009Editorial: Dwindling Infrastructure Funds?
For all the hopeful talk about how President-elect Obama’s stimulus program is going to provide a much-needed boost to the nation’s deteriorating infrastructure, there are growing concerns in transportation circles that the pot of gold may be a lot smaller than originally thought.
January 12, 2009Snow System Moving East; Roads in Several States To Be Affected
Weather forecasters posted winter storm warnings across the Northern Plains Monday, as a cold system threatened the region as it moved south and east, the Associated Press reported.
January 12, 2009