WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday that the Department of Transportation’s two-day distracted driving summit was likely to result in “something legislatively” to ban texting and driving, which he termed a national “epidemic.”
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Construction Spending Jumps in August
U.S. construction spending rose 0.8% in August, the largest increase since September 2008, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
October 1, 2009Personal Spending Rises by the Most in 8 Years
Consumer personal spending rose in August by the largest amount in almost eight years, while incomes climbed for the second consecutive month, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
October 1, 2009LaHood Says Government to Ban Truckers’ Texting
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will ban texting by truck drivers and restrict the use of other in-cab technologies as part of its effort to eliminate distracted driving, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said.
October 2, 2009Chicago Manufacturing Index Falls
Manufacturing activity in the Chicago area shrank in September, the Institute for Supply Chain Management-Chicago said Tuesday.
September 30, 2009Final GDP Reading for 2Q Revised Upward to a 0.7% Decline
The U.S. economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.7% in the second quarter, better than the 1% decline previously estimated, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
September 30, 2009DOT Opens Two-Day National Summit on Distracted Driving
Department of Transportation Wednesday opened its two-day national summit on distracted driving, with panels of state, federal and other officials as well as interested and affected parties speaking on issues around cell phone use and texting by drivers.
September 30, 2009NAFTA Surface Trade Falls 28% in July
Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico plunged 28% in July from a year earlier, though rose from June, the Department of Transportation said.
September 30, 2009Consumer Confidence Worsens in September
U.S. consumer confidence fell in September, according to the Conference Board's monthly consumer sentiment index released Tuesday.
September 29, 2009Navistar, Caterpillar to Pursue Truck Venture with Chinese Firm
Navistar International Corp. and Caterpillar Inc. said Tuesday that their joint venture to sell commercial trucks globally will pursue an agreement with a Chinese firm to sell trucks there.
September 29, 2009