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LaHood Sees Road Bill in 2010, but Funding Questions Remain
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said last week he expected the Obama administration and Congress would agree on a surface transportation bill that could be finalized before the end of the year.
January 19, 2010
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Report Challenges Claims of Rail’s Fuel Efficiency
A new economist’s report challenges claims that trains are more fuel efficient than trucks and questions whether hauling more freight by rail actually improves air quality.
January 18, 2010DTNA, Navistar Made More Trucks in Mexico than U.S., Canada During ’09 for First Time
Most of the Class 8 trucks sold in the United States last year by Daimler Trucks North America and Navistar Inc. were — for the first time ever — assembled in Mexico, both companies have acknowledged.
January 18, 2010DOT Backs Efforts of Nonprofit Group to Toughen Laws on Distracted Driving
WASHINGTON — As the Department of Transportation continues its push to reduce vehicle crashes related to distracted driving, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the agency was lending its support to a new nonprofit group modeled on other victims’ advocacy coalitions to pressure lawmakers to ban text messaging and other forms of distraction.
January 18, 2010FMCSA Will Meet Deadline on Hours Rule, Ferro Says
WASHINGTON — Anne Ferro, head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, told Transport Topics the agency was committed to meeting its deadline to revise the driver hours-of-service rule.
January 18, 2010Freight Rail Volume Declines 15% for 2009 but Rises Slightly in Last 3 Weeks of Year
North American railroads ended 2009 with the largest annual percentage drop in freight traffic in six decades, but the carriers finished on a high note by topping 2008 levels for the final three weeks of last year.
January 18, 2010Climate Bill Has ‘Slim’ Chance of Passage in Senate This Year, Hill Observers Say
WASHINGTON — The prospects of the Senate passing controversial cap-and-trade climate legislation in 2010 appear to be very slim, a panel of Washington insiders said last week.
January 18, 2010Oberstar Says Lack of Research Stalls Push for Heavier Trucks
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee said he believes that a lack of good data on the effect of bigger trucks on the nation’s roadways has stalled any hope the trucking industry has of new legislation to change the current limits.
January 18, 2010LaHood Sees Road Bill in 2010, but Funding Questions Remain
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said last week he expected the Obama administration and Congress would agree on a surface transportation bill that could be finalized before the end of the year.
January 18, 2010Diesel Hits 14-Month High
The average price of a gallon of retail diesel fuel in the United States rose 8.2 cents a gallon last week to $2.879, the highest level in 14 months, according to the Department of Energy.
January 18, 2010