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FMCSA Allows Longer Period to Comment on UCR Fee Hike
As trucking groups continue to express opposition toward the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposal to more than double registration fees starting in 2010, the agency said it was extending the public comment period by 10 days.
September 21, 2009
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
DOT, EPA Propose National Standards for Fuel Efficiency, Greenhouse Gasses
The Obama administration last week issued its proposed new fuel efficiency and first-ever national greenhouse gases reduction standards for passenger cars and light trucks.
September 21, 2009ATA to Focus on Recovery at Conference in Las Vegas
After a year in which the trucking industry has been battered by a recession and buffeted by political change, members of American Trucking Associations will gather next month in Las Vegas to celebrate surviving the storm and to rally one another in preparation for the coming rebound.
September 21, 2009August Class 8 Truck Sales Slide 33%
Sales of new heavy-duty trucks in the United States fell 33.3% in August from year-ago levels, the eighth consecutive monthly decline.
September 21, 2009Diesel Price Declines Again
The U.S. retail diesel average price fell 1.3 cents to $2.634 a gallon in its second consecutive post-Labor Day dip, the Department of Energy said last week.
September 21, 2009Philadelphia Factory Index Improves for Second Month
Manufacturing levels in the Philadelphia showed expansion for a second straight month in September, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.
September 17, 2009Housing Starts Rise to Nine-Month High
U.S. housing starts rose 1.5% to a nine-month high in August, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
September 17, 2009DOT Sets Agenda for Distracted-Driving Summit
Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood Wednesday released the detailed agenda for DOT’s Distracted Driving Summit, scheduled for Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 in Washington.
September 16, 2009Business Inventories Fall 1% in July; Sales Rise
Business inventories fell in July for an 11th straight month, while sales showed the first back-to-back gain in a year, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
September 16, 2009Consumer Price Index Increases in August
The consumer price index rose 0.4% in August, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
September 16, 2009