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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, 2011

FMCSA 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, 2011

Letters: 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, 2011

Infrastructure, 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, 2011

ISM 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, 2011

Consumer 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, 2011

NAFTA 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, 2011

Obama 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, 2011

Consumer 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