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Opinion: Factoring Helps, Not Hurts, Trucking Industry

This is a response to the article “Cash-Strapped Carriers Resort to Quick Pay Plans, Factoring” (10-13, p. 55). I would like to set the story straight.

November 19, 2008

FMCSA Sends EOBR Rule to White House for Review

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has sent its rule governing the use of electronic onboard recorders to the White House for review, in tandem with its announcement that it would leaving its hours-of-service regulation unchanged.

November 19, 2008

Highway Trust Fund Declines by $3 Billion, DOT Says

The federal highway trust fund took in $3 billion less in fiscal year 2008, as Americans drove 90 billion miles fewer miles over an 11-month period compared with a year ago, the Department of Transportation said late Wednesday.

November 19, 2008

FMCSA to Leave Hours-of-Service Rule Unchanged

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, in a notice to be published in Wednesday’s Federal Register, said it was making no changes to its controversial hours-of-service rule.

November 18, 2008

Engineering Cited in Minn. Bridge Failure

Last year’s Interstate-35W highway bridge collapse in Minneapolis, the worst such accident in 25 years, was caused by an engineering flaw and the load on its deck, Bloomberg reported, citing U.S. safety investigators.

November 14, 2008

Obama May Reverse Bush Policy on Denial of Emissions Waiver

Reversing Bush administration policies, including its denial of California’s request for a waiver allowing the state to regulate automobile greenhouse-gas emissions, could be high on President-elect Barack Obama’s agenda in January, some observers said.

November 17, 2008

Canadian Report Highlights Biodiesel Concerns

Adding biodiesel to Canada’s existing fuel storage, blending and distribution infrastructure could spur a host of problems for the country's distillate market, the Canadian Trucking Association said.

November 17, 2008

Post Office Is $2.8 Billion in Red

The United States Postal Service was $2.8 billion in the red in the fiscal year ended in September, the Associated Press reported Thursday.

November 14, 2008

Great Dane to Close Georgia Reefer Plant

Great Dane Trailers said it plans to close its refrigerated trailer manufacturing plant in Savannah, Ga., in January, due to the economic downturn’s effect on the transportation industry and the need for more efficient production.

November 14, 2008