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Teamsters, Safety Groups Press Obama on HOS Changes
Highway safety advocates and the Teamsters union have written to President Obama asking him to “expeditiously more forward” on the new hours of service rule proposed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
October 11, 2011TT's Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore unpack the trends, surprises and shake-ups that define this year's Top 100 for-hire carriers..
I-64 Bridge Linking Indiana, Kentucky to Close for Six Months of Repairs
The Interstate 64 bridge spanning the Ohio River between Louisville, Ky., and southern Indiana must be closed for six months, transportation officials said.
October 11, 2011FMCSA Rejects Challenge to Mexico Border Crossings
Allowing Mexican trucks to haul freight across the U.S. border does not pose the kind of “significant” truck-emissions issues that would require a full environmental impact study, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said.
October 11, 2011Letters: HOS, Highway Bill, Warranties, Tolls
I read with dismay the comments made by [an official of] American Trucking Associations about the proposed hours-of-service changes in your Sept. 12 issue.
October 10, 2011Infrastructure, Infrastructure
When the leadership of the nation’s trucking industry gathers in Grapevine, Texas, later this month for American Trucking Associations’ annual Management Conference & Exhibition, the country’s infrastructure will be the top item on what is sure to be a busy agenda.
October 10, 2011ISM Services Index Slips But Shows Continued Expansion
An index of the U.S. economy’s service sector declined in September but still showed expansion, the Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday.
October 5, 2011Consumer Confidence Improves
Consumer confidence rose this month from its lowest level in almost three years, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
September 30, 2011NAFTA Surface Trade Jumps 18.1% in July
Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico rose 18.1% in July from a year ago, the Department of Transportation reported.
September 27, 2011Obama Touts Infrastructure Spending in Speech at Ohio-Kentucky Bridge
President Obama, speaking before a bridge on the Ohio-Kentucky border that carries heavy truck traffic, made a pitch for infrastructure spending and his jobs plan.
September 23, 2011Consumer Confidence Improves
Consumer confidence rose this month from its lowest level in almost three years, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
September 16, 2011