Schneider National said it will take over the transportation operations of Emerson Electric Co., an appliances and electronics manufacturer.
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Leading Economic Indicators Rise for Seventh Month
An index of leading economic indicators rose 0.3% in October, marking the seventh straight gain, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday.
November 19, 2009
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Philadelphia Factory Index Increases in November
Manufacturing levels in the Philadelphia expanded at a faster pace in November than in October, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.
November 19, 2009October Consumer Price Index Rises 0.3%
The consumer price index rose 0.3% in October, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
November 18, 2009Boston Hazmat Regs Illegal, FMCSA Rules
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ruled that Boston’s efforts to stop trucks from carrying hazardous materials through the city during certain hours is illegal, the Associated Press reported.
November 17, 2009Wetlines Ban Called Unjustified in Light of Hazmat Carriers’ Safety Record
BALTIMORE — A proposed House bill prohibiting the transportation of flammable liquids in unprotected product piping on cargo tank trucks would result in an overall increase in welding shop fatalities and cost the industry $200 million to comply, an American Trucking Associations official told a Congressional panel Monday.
November 17, 2009Senate Panels Seek Six-Month Highway Bill Extension
The leaders of several key committees have urged the Senate to take up a six-month extension of the federal highway program.
November 18, 2009Long Beach Port Approves New Clean Trucks Registration Process
In a first step toward satisfying its obligations detailed in an out-of-court settlement with American Trucking Associations, Port of Long Beach commissioners last week gave preliminary approval to a new drayage truck registration process that will simplify and limit requirements of the port’s clean trucks plan.
November 17, 2009NTSB’s Hersman Suggests Making EOBRs Mandatory
WASHINGTON — Debbie Hersman, the new chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board, said that fatigue was an “insidious” factor in all types transportation accidents and recommended that as the Department of Transportation reviews its hours-of-service rule for truckers it mandate the use of electronic onboard recorders and use all available fatigue research to craft a new rule.
November 17, 2009ATA Seeks DOT Meeting to Discuss Future of HOS
American Trucking Associations has requested a meeting with Department of Transportation officials to discuss the agency’s intention to revise federal driver work rules issued during the Bush administration.
November 16, 2009