Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico was 11.8% higher in February than a year earlier, the Department of Transportation said Tuesday.
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Senate Bill Would Apply Federal Weight Limits to More Highways
WASHINGTON — A bill introduced Tuesday in the U.S. Senate would prohibit states from increasing truck size and weight limits on the National Highway System.
May 3, 2011Feds Extend Handheld Cellphone Ban to include Hazmat Truckers
Federal regulators have issued a proposed rule that would extend a ban on the use of handheld cellphones to include intrastate hazardous materials motor carriers.
May 3, 2011Higher Truck Tolls to Kick In July 1 on Bay Area Bridges
The San Francisco Bay Area Toll Authority is reminding truckers that the first exemption it granted to truckers on higher bridge tolls will expire on June 30.
May 2, 2011Ontario Considers Longer Truck Wheelbases
Ontario officials are considering allowing longer tractors on its highways in response to a request from the province’s trucking industry.
May 3, 2011ISM Manufacturing Index Slips in April
U.S. manufacturing activity slowed in April from March but showed continued positive activity, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.
May 2, 2011Consumer Confidence Increases in April
Consumer confidence rose in April from a 16-month low, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
April 29, 2011Chicago Manufacturing Index Slips in April
Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region slipped in April from March, but showed continued expansion, the Institute for Supply Chain Management-Chicago said Friday.
April 29, 2011House Committee Upset With TWIC Delays
Already several years behind deploying biometric card readers to identify transportation industry workers at the nation’s ports, the Transportation Security Administration is not expected to issue a proposal for regulating the devices until late 2012.
May 2, 2011Eying ‘Featherweight’ Parcel Niche, Postal Service Launches Regional Service
The U.S. Postal Service, angling for a bigger slice of the parcel market, has started a ground-based regional delivery service aimed at high-volume, business-to-consumer shippers selling retail goods online.
May 2, 2011