Mexico’s president will urge President Obama at their meeting in Mexico this week to allow Mexican trucks to deliver goods inside the United States, Bloomberg reported Monday.
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DOT Advising White House on Mexican Trucking Issue
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has sent the White House recommendations aimed at ending a trucking dispute with Mexico, expected to be high on the agenda when President Obama visits Mexico later this week, Reuters reported.
April 14, 2009Baltimore Trucking Co. Folds
Baltimore’s Bond Transfer Co. filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection and has liquidated, the Maryland Daily Record newspaper reported.
April 13, 2009Gasoline Gains 9.6¢ to $2.048 a Gallon
Gasoline’s national average price rose nearly a dime in the three weeks ended Friday to $2.048 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
April 13, 2009iTECH: Can Technology Lift the LTL Barrier?
Conga lines of idle trucks waiting to clear U.S. customs are daily a fact for trade traffic at America’s major border-crossing points, north and south.
April 13, 2009Opinion: With T&L 2.0, David Can Beat Goliath
Most Transport Topics readers have experienced the current downturn firsthand — dwindling freight demand, fluctuating fuel prices, clean-engine mandates and downward-spiraling leading indicators.
April 13, 2009Obama Taps Md. Transportation Chief for DOT Deputy Secretary
President Obama will nominate John Porcari, Maryland Transportation Secretary as deputy secretary of the Department of Transportation, the No. 2 DOT job, the White House said.
April 13, 2009Sterling Truck Corp. Closes After 11 Years
Sterling Truck Corp. officially ended its 11-year life span last month when the last Class 8 rolled off the St. Thomas, Ontario, assembly line, part of a final order for ABF Freight System Inc.
April 13, 2009National Diesel Price Increase Moderates
The U.S. diesel average inched up last week 0.7 cent a gallon to $2.228, following two weeks of major increases, while the gasoline price dipped, the Department of Energy reported.
April 13, 2009Mendez Picked to Run FHWA; Hurley Nominated for NHTSA
President Obama last week nominated Victor Mendez, former head of the Arizona Department of Transportation, to lead the Federal Highway Administration and Charles Hurley, a longtime safety advocate, to run the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
April 13, 2009