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Productivity Rate Declines in Second Quarter

U.S. workers’ productivity decreased in the second quarter, the first drop since the end of 2008, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

August 10, 2010

New Mexico Mulls Closing Some Rest Areas

New Mexico is considering closng 13 of its 32 highway rest areas because of a budget shortfall.

August 10, 2010

Canadian Cabinet Shuffle Yields New Transport Minister

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has named Chuck Strahl the country’s new transport minister.

August 10, 2010

Bill Would Ban Horse Transport in Double-Deck Trailers

Legislation that would ban the transportation of horses in double-decker trailers would cost the nearly 80 contractors who transport livestock to rodeos all over the U.S. more than $4 million in extra operating and equipment costs, according to estimates by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.

August 10, 2010

ATRI Survey Seeks Trucking Industry’s Top Concerns

The American Transportation Research Institute this week released its annual survey to gauge the trucking industry’s top concerns.

August 13, 2010

Bill Would Let Ports Set Rules on Environmental Standards

New legislation aimed at giving ports more authority to set environmental regulations is expanding the battle over the Port of Los Angeles’ controversial employees-only clean trucks plan from the courts to Congress.

August 9, 2010

Letters: Risk Control, Success in Logistics, Hours of Service

Fortunately, some companies are slowly waking to the fact that untreated sleep apnea presents higher risks for their organization, and they are creating proactive programs to address the issue.

August 9, 2010

Opinion: Don’t Lose Sleep Over CSA

I have been following with interest the published articles covering the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s new CSA program. The articles include a front-page story in the June 28 edition of this newspaper headlined “CSA Training Could Affect O-Os, Some Industry Officials Worry.â€

August 4, 2010

SoCal Port Plan Awaits Judge’s Decision

The introduction of a new bill aimed at giving ports more authority to enact environmental regulations is expanding the battle over the Port of Los Angeles’ controversial employee-only clean trucks plan from the courts to Congress.

August 3, 2010