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Consumer Confidence Hits Highest Level in Two Years
Consumer confidence rose this month to the highest level in more than two years, according to the latest Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.
June 25, 2010Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
First-Quarter GDP Expansion Lowered to 2.7%
The gross domestic product growth rate for the first quarter was revised down for a second time Friday, to an rate of 2.7%, the Commerce Department said Friday.
June 25, 2010Letters: Broker Authority
I continue to be perplexed by May 10s Opinion writer, David Dwinell. Call me old school, but I prefer my statements to be supported by facts.
June 28, 2010Moving Ahead on CSA
This weeks issue of Transport Topics includes some interesting news about the federal governments new safety regime for trucking, Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010, including that the program is going to be renamed.
June 28, 2010Labor Dept. Official Urges Passage of Bill to Curb Potential Worker Misclassification
Catching employers who misclassify their employees as independent contractors would help ensure a level playing field in the marketplace, a top official with the U.S. Department of Labor told a Senate committee.
June 28, 2010New Chassis Safety Rules Take Effect
The long-awaited new federal chassis safety rules take effect June 30, but officials said questions remain about damage reports truckers must file to keep equipment in roadworthy shape.
June 28, 2010Detroit Diesel to Renovate Michigan Facility
Detroit Diesel Corp. said it will spend $194 million to renovate its 72-year-old Redford, Mich., plant, the latest example of truck makers pouring investments into diesel engine facilities to manufacture the complicated new power plants and vertically integrate production.
June 28, 2010FMCSA Sticking to Timeline for Implementation of CSA
WASHINGTON The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration remains absolutely committed to the current timeline for rolling out CSA 2010, Administrator Anne Ferro said.
June 28, 2010Groups Seek to Cut Driving Time as Part of Changes to HOS Rules
A coalition of interest groups that has repeatedly succeeded in challenging the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations hours-of-service rule last week pushed for dramatically cutting the current daily and weekly work-time limits.
June 28, 2010Diesel, Gasoline Prices Rise
Retail diesel prices reversed course last week, as the national average rose 3.3 cents a gallon to $2.961 after falling 19.9 cents in the five previous weeks, the Department of Energy reported.
June 28, 2010