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Greatwide Expands Its Operations Center for Dedicated Carriage, New Software

Greatwide Logistics Services said Oct. 7 it has substantially increased the operations capacity and capabilities of its transportation operations center by implementing new software programs.

October 15, 2010

Obama Again Calls for $50 Billion for Transport Infrastructure

President Obama last week pushed Congress to move forward with a $50 billion spending package for transportation infrastructure, his second such plea in five weeks.

October 17, 2010

Industry Coalition Touts Voluntary Efforts That Are Reducing Emissions, Fuel Use

A coalition of industry groups, including American Trucking Associations, touted its own voluntary efforts toward improving environmental sustainability as part of its push toward what it called “responsible” energy policies.

October 17, 2010

U.S. Trade Deficit Widens

The U.S. trade deficit widened by 8.8% in August, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

October 14, 2010

Import Prices Drop 0.3% in September

The price of goods imported to the United States fell 0.3% in September on lower oil prices, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

October 13, 2010

Obama Touts Infrastructure Investment

President Obama called on federal lawmakers to back his initiative to spend $50 billion to modernize the country’s infrastructure and help reduce unemployment, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.

October 12, 2010

N.J. Tunnels Raised to Allow Double-Stacked Containers

Intermodal facilities at the Port of New York and New Jersey were enhanced recently with the raising of two tunnels to allow double-stacked containers to travel on rails from the port to the Midwest and beyond.

October 12, 2010

NHTSA Seeks Stricter Rules for Truck Tire Performance

For the first time in 37 years, federal regulators are proposing tougher standards for truck tire performance, including new speed tests.

October 11, 2010

Court Orders FMCSA to Issue Logbook Documentation Rule

A federal appeals court has ordered the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to issue before Dec. 30 its proposal spelling out what documents trucking fleets need to retain to verify their drivers’ hours-of-service logbooks.

October 11, 2010