Intermodal traffic rose 8.7% last week from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.
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Ferro Says FMCSA Should Complete Work on New Hours-of-Service Rule by October
BALTIMORE — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration expects to complete work on hours-of-service rule revisions by late October, three months later than its original target date, according to Administrator Anne Ferro.
May 30, 2011Four Senators Unveil Outline of $339 Billion Highway Bill
Four key members of the U.S. Senate unveiled an outline of a bipartisan transportation bill that would authorize about $339 billion in spending over six years, as a move to break the long impasse over highway spending.
May 30, 2011Truck Tonnage Increases 4.8% in April for 17th Straight Year-Over-Year Gain
Truck tonnage continued its steady growth last month, rising 4.8% above April 2010 volumes, the 17th straight year-over-year gain, American Trucking Associations reported.
May 30, 2011Trucking’s Market Share to Increase Over the Next Decade, ATA Projects
Freight transportation will grow “significantly” over the next decade, while trucking’s share of that market will rise steadily, according to a new American Trucking Associations report.
May 30, 2011FMCSA Delays Part of Chassis Rule to 2012 to Review Driver Inspection Reports Process
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is again delaying one of the last steps to complete implementation of its chassis maintenance rule that’s meant to make the equipment safer.
May 30, 2011Logistics Firm Kane Is Able Names Westermann President
Third-party logistics provider Kane Is Able said Thursday it has named 30-year logistics industry veteran Pete Westermann its president and chief operations officer.
May 26, 2011Holiday Weekend Driving Forecast to Drop Slightly, AAA Says
The number of Americans driving during the Memorial Day holiday weekend will drop for the first time in three years as gasoline hovers near $4 a gallon, Bloomberg reported.
May 26, 2011Initial Jobless Claims Drop By 10,000
Initial jobless claims fell 10,000 to 424,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
May 26, 2011GDP Rose 1.8% in First Quarter
The U.S. economy rose at a 1.8% annual rate in the first quarter, the Commerce Department said Thursday, matching an earlier estimate.
May 26, 2011