A day after a large government spending bill passed that included provision to end the U.S.-Mexican cross-border trucking program, the Obama administration has asked the Transportation Department to look into reviving it.
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Retail Sales Decline Less Than Forecast
Retail sales fell 0.1% in February the Commerce Department said Thursday.
March 12, 2009ATA Files to Intervene on Hours-of-Service Rule
American Trucking Associations has filed a motion to intervene in the third legal challenge by the Teamsters union and three other groups to federal truck driver hours-of-service rules.
March 13, 2009Congress Moves to Halt Mexican Trucks Program
Congress has included a measure in a massive spending bill that would end the cross-border trucking program with Mexican begun by the Bush administration, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.
March 11, 2009Diesel Price May Fall Below Gasoline This Summer, DOE Says
The Energy Department lowered its projection for diesel prices from a previous forecast and said it is possible that trucking’s main fuel will fall below gasoline in price this summer.
March 11, 2009DOT Freight Transportation Index Falls 7.8%
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index declined 7.8% in January from a year earlier, DOT said Wednesday.
March 11, 2009Wholesale Inventories Fall 0.7%
Wholesale inventories fell 0.7% in January, one quarter of the decline in sales for the same month, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
March 10, 2009Groups Ask Appeals Court to Overturn HOS Rule
A coalition of labor and advocacy groups Monday escalated their case against two regulations concerning truck drivers' working hours by filing a federal lawsuit.
March 10, 2009S.C. Port Begins Emission-Reduction Plan
A new program at the Port of Charleston should mean cleaner air and save trucking companies money on fuel, the Associated Press reported.
March 9, 2009Calif. Urges EPA to Reverse Emissions Ruling
The California Air Resources Board urged federal regulators to reverse a Bush administration decision that blocks the state’s efforts to set its own limits on greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles, the Associated Press reported.
March 9, 2009