The Department of Transportations freight transportation services index rose 1.9% in August from the same month a year ago, DOT said Wednesday.
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Charles Shorty Whittington Takes ATA Reins
Its another sticky-hot summer day in Grammer, Ind., population 138, and the owner of the only business in town is talking a mile a minute, his twangy Hoosier voice drowning out the eerie silence of the corn and soybean fields surrounding a gravel lot filled with rows of shiny tank trailers.
October 13, 2008ATA Backs Broad Safety Plan; Seeks New Car, Truck Rules
NEW ORLEANS American Trucking Associations leaders endorsed a sweeping, 18-point plan to improve highway safety for everyone passenger cars, as well as trucks as part of the federations strategy for next years highway legislation.
October 13, 2008Business Inventories Rise More Than Forecast
Business inventories rose 0.8% in August, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
October 9, 2008N.J. Officials Propose Smaller Toll Hikes
New Jersey officials have scaled back proposals to drastically increase tolls on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway, offering a new plan that includes discounts for trucks, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
October 8, 2008ATA Expands Highway Safety Agenda
American Trucking Associations said its board of directors has voted to expand ATAs safety agenda with the goal of further reducing the number of highway-related fatalities.
October 8, 2008UPS Freight Says It Improves Western Transit Times
UPS Freight said Wednesday it has sped up transit schedules on more than 1,900 traffic lanes in eight western states, marking the final phase of its 2008 network enhancements.
October 8, 2008Opinion: Hurricane Katrinas Lessons
As we gather in New Orleans for our 2008 Management Conference & Exhibition, its hard not to think back to the images of the Crescent City in 2005 following Hurricane Katrina. In a matter of hours, New Orleans went from a vibrant tourism destination to a city devastated by flooding.
October 8, 2008FMCSA Sends Rules on Chassis, New Carriers to White House
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration sent regulations aimed at strengthening oversight of new trucking companies and of intermodal chassis equipment to the White House for review, putting the regulations on pace to be published before the end of the year.
October 8, 2008Letters to the Editor: Fed Bailout; Training, Turnover
Do you see anything in The Bailout Plan that indicates whether there will be fines and prosecutions for board members, chief executive officers (i.e., the big guys who walk away with millions of dollars per year in bonuses and the people who worked the deals) and the oversight committees who monitor our financial markets?
October 8, 2008