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Obama Touts 10,000th Infrastructure Project

President Obama touted the 10,000th road project funded by last year’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act at an event Thursday in Columbus, Ohio.

June 22, 2010

Letters: Rate Setting, Fuel Efficiency, Restrictive Laws

About the two May 17 “rate setting” letters: It’s important for trucking companies to understand that we are the ones who set the rates.

June 21, 2010

ATRI Cites Greenhouse Gas Calculation Concerns

The American Transportation Research Institute released results of its study on greenhouse gas reporting tools and emissions models.

June 18, 2010

L.A. Port OKs Plan to Ease Requirements for Minimum Number of Truck Trips

Harbor commissioners at the Port of Los Angeles late last week approved a proposal that will allow drayage operators — who were provided millions of dollars for the purchase of newer, cleaner trucks — to cut in half a requirement that they make a minimum of 300 annual trips to the port.

June 21, 2010

Leading Economic Indicators Show Improvement

An index of leading economic indicators rose 0.4% in May, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday.

June 17, 2010

OOIDA Plans EOBR Rule Challenge

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association filed notice that it will challenge a new federal rule requiring fleets with poor hours-of-service records to use electronic onboard recorders to monitor drivers.

June 18, 2010

Oil Slips from One-Month High But Remains Over $77 a Barrel

Oil slipped early Thursday from a one-month high but remained over $77 a barrel, Bloomberg reported.

June 17, 2010

Truck Tolls Set for Maryland’s New Connector Highway

Large trucks will pay about $1.50 a mile to travel peak hours on the first segment of Maryland’s Intercounty Connector, scheduled to open by early next year.

June 15, 2010

Port of Long Beach Reports Fewer Emissions

Air pollution at the Port of Long Beach, Calif., declined in 2009 for the third consecutive year, and diesel particulate matter has fallen more than 50% since 2005, in part because of the port’s clean truck program, port officials said

June 15, 2010