Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico fell 2.1% in February from the same month a year ago, the Department of Transportation said Wednesday.
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Proposal Would Require Same-Day Reports of Drivers’ Medical Results to Government
Medical professionals would be required to report the results of physical examinations of commercial drivers to the federal government on the same day as the exam under a regulation proposed last week.
May 13, 2013
TT's Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore unpack the trends, surprises and shake-ups that define this year's Top 100 for-hire carriers..
Wholesale Inventories Rise in March
Wholesale inventories rose 0.4% in March, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
May 9, 2013Senate Republicans Block Vote on EPA Nominee McCarthy
Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee blocked a vote on confirming Gina McCarthy to head the Environmental Protection Agency by boycotting a scheduled meeting Thursday to consider the nomination, Bloomberg News reported.
May 9, 2013Bills Would Stop Truck Size, Weight Exemptions on Interstate Highways
WASHINGTON — Two members of Congress proposed a measure that would stop any state’s attempt to increase truck size and weight restrictions on the more than 220,000 miles of the National Highway System.
May 7, 2013U.S. Highway Deaths Rose Last Year Following Six Years of Declines
The number of people killed on U.S. highways rose in 2012 following six years of consecutive declines, the longest streak in the nation’s history, Bloomberg News reported.
May 3, 2013U.S. Trade Deficit Shrinks in March
The U.S. trade deficit shrank by 11% in March as imports fell by the most in four years, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
May 2, 2013Public Supports Transportation Investments, Poll Says
Sixty-two percent of American drivers believe the federal government should invest more money in roads but only 27% of those who feel that way favor increasing the 18.4-cent gasoline tax, according to a public opinion poll conducted by AAA.
May 3, 2013Vermont Gov. Signs Fuel-Tax Increase
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin (D) signed a transportation budget bill Monday that will boost the state’s current diesel fuel tax by 2 cents beginning July 1, and the gasoline tax by 5.9 cents a gallon, effective Wednesday.
April 30, 2013N.Y.-N.J. to Renovate Bayonne, Goethals Bridges
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has awarded a $743 million contract to raise the deck of the Bayonne Bridge by 64 feet to allow larger ships to pass underneath it, an upgrade that port officials said is critical for the port to remain competitive after a widening of the Panama Canal is completed in 2015.
April 30, 2013