Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood wants to revive the cross-border trucking program with Mexico that lets some carriers from that country deliver goods into the United States beyond a set border zone, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
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Mass. Pushes Turnpike Toll Hikes to July
The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority board voted Monday to delay a toll increase that was to take effect this weekend, postponing it to July 1, the Associated Press reported.
March 24, 2009Alabama Gov. Signs Steel-Coil Control Law
Alabama Gov. Bob Riley (R) signed into law a measure requiring truck drivers transporting steel coils to be properly trained so that coils are tied down securely, according to the governor’s Web site.
March 23, 2009EPA Eyes Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency may seek to limit greenhouse gas emissions, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.
March 24, 2009N.Y.-N.J. Port Sees First Decline in 15 Years
Container traffic at the Port of New York and New Jersey fell last year for the first time in 15 years, the Associated Press reported.
March 23, 2009Obama Views New Hybrid Trucks in California
President Obama visited a California center featuring new hybrid trucks Friday, including plug-in hybrid with an engine developed by Eaton Corp. and the Electric Power Research Institute.
March 23, 2009Gas Dips 1¢ to $1.95, Lundberg Says
The national average price of regular gasoline fell by a penny over the past two weeks to $1.95 a gallon, the first decline of the year, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
March 23, 2009Opinion: Fuel Prices — These Are the Good Old Days
As I write this in early March, the U.S. Department of Energy reports that the price of diesel fuel in the United States is $2.045 per gallon. After hitting a record high of $4.764 on July 14, the price of diesel has fallen by $2.719.
March 20, 2009ODFL Sets New Service for Border Shipments
Old Dominion Freight Line’s OD Global unit said Friday it is expanding its global trade management services to help importers comply with new border security regulations.
March 20, 2009Union Members Return to Work at Oak Harbor Without Contract
Striking Teamsters are returning to work at Oak Harbor Freight Lines without obtaining a new labor contract but ending a walkout that lasted more than five months at the regional less-than-truckload carrier.
March 9, 2009