Some truck drivers at the Port of Oakland stopped working Oct. 21 to protest what they called unsafe working conditions and unfair labor practices, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
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Feds Defend ‘Conflict Mineral’ Disclosure Rule in Court
The Securities and Exchange Commission took “numerous steps” to lessen the burdens imposed by a rule requiring that public companies search out and shed their supply chains of “conflict minerals,” according to an appeals court brief filed by SEC attorneys.
October 29, 2013Consumer Confidence Drops to Six-Month Low; Business Inventories Rise
Consumer confidence declined in October to the lowest level in six months, the New York-based Conference Board said Oct. 29.
October 29, 2013Indiana Gov. Names Panel to Prioritize Transportation Projects
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) has named the members of a state panel to prioritize transportation projects over the coming decade now that projects paid for by the lease of the Indiana Toll Road are nearly completed.
October 29, 2013FMCSA Formally Exempts Shorthaul, Munitions Drivers from Rest-Breaks Requirement
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has formally amended its 2011 hours of service rule to exempt shorthaul and munitions drivers from taking a 30-minute rest break after eight hours of driving.
October 29, 2013Diesel Average Unchanged at $3.886
The average U.S. retail price for diesel was unchanged at $3.886 a gallon last week, after declining for five straight weeks, the Department of Energy reported Oct. 21.
October 28, 2013U.S. Trade Deficit Little Changed in August
The U.S. trade deficit was little changed in August, rising 0.4%, the Commerce Department reported.
October 24, 2013ATA Opens NTDC to State Association Members
ORLANDO, Fla — American Trucking Associations is opening participation in its National Truck Driving Championships to members of affiliated state trucking associations who may not be ATA members, officials announced.
October 22, 2013Sagging Wis. Bridge Expected to Open by January
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced Oct. 22 that it expects to reopen by January the bridge that carries Interstate 43 traffic though Green Bay.
October 22, 2013Daimler, Volvo Argue Against EPA’s Fee Rule for Navistar
WASHINGTON —Attorneys for Daimler Trucks North America and Volvo group today asked a federal appeals court to throw out an Environmental Protection Agency rule that allowed Navistar Inc. to pay “nonconformance penalties” for engines that failed to meet 2010 federal emissions standards for nitrogen oxide compounds.
October 22, 2013