The House Ethics Committee will extend its review of behavior by U.S. Rep. Thomas Petri, following up on a report from the Office of Congressional Ethics on the Wisconsin Republican.
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The History of Trucking, On Display at Museums
The gleaming old trucks housed in transportation museums across the country do more than offer visitors something pretty to see; they can provide a history lesson in how far the trucking industry has come.
October 6, 2014Load Boards Show Modest Market Change
The latest weekly load board reports from DAT and Internet Truck Stop showed modest changes on a sequential basis.
October 2, 2014GAO Report Critical of Freight Proposals That Don’t Address Congestion
If recent upward trends in freight flow continue, they could exacerbate the traffic congestion in communities that lie along heavily traveled freight routes, a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office said.
September 30, 2014Consumer Confidence Declines to Four-Month Low
Confidence among U.S. consumers declined in September to a four-month low as Americans’ views of the labor market deteriorated.
September 30, 201433 Vision-Impaired Drivers Seek Waivers to Drive Commercial Vehicles
A group of drivers who have clear vision in one eye, yet are blind or partially blind in the other eye, are asking a federal regulator to allow them to drive commercial vehicles on the interstates.
September 30, 2014FHWA’s Nadeau Says States Need Long-Term Highway Funding
WASHINGTON — Acting Federal Highway Administrator Gregory Nadeau on Sept. 30 urged lawmakers to approve a “long-term, sustainable” transportation funding measure in order to help advance the efforts by states and municipalities to repair or replace aging infrastructure.
September 30, 2014Mack, Telogis Partner to Provide Built-In Fleet Management Technology
Mack Trucks has partnered with technology supplier Telogis to offer fleet-management services using built-in telematics hardware.
September 29, 2014Tonnage Hits Record High
August’s truck tonnage index jumped 4.5% from a year ago to a record 132.6 reading, American Trucking Associations said Sept. 23.
September 29, 2014Shipping Costs Expected to Increase as Freight Carriers Seek Higher Rates
Shippers can expect to pay more to secure freight-hauling capacity as truck and rail carriers raise rates to cover rising costs and to fund investments in equipment and infrastructure, according to transportation and logistics executives.
September 29, 2014