President Obama has proposed a $50 billion “infrastructure bank” to bolster roads, bridges, rail lines and other innovative transportation projects, news services reported.
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Garmin Recalls GPS Units; Trucks Not Affected
Garmin Ltd. recently recalled 796,000 Global Positioning System navigation units in the United States, but the company’s trucker-specific GPS navigation handheld was not affected, the company said.
September 7, 2010Qualcomm Previews Updated MCP100
Qualcomm Inc. has released details about the next generation hardware in its MCP100 mobile computing system.
September 7, 2010Feds Propose New Fuel-Economy Labels
Federal regulators for the first time in more than 30 years are proposing a redesign of the fuel economy label that consumers see on the window of new passenger vehicles and light trucks.
September 7, 2010Opinion: Trucking and Property Tax
All 50 states impose at least one form of annual property tax. Also known as an ad valorem tax, Latin for “according to value,” property taxes come in two types, real and personal.
September 10, 2010Obama Seeks New Business Tax Breaks
President Obama will ask Congress for tax breaks to allow businesses to write off new capital investments through 2011, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.
September 7, 2010Diesel Dips 0.7 Cent to $2.931 a Gallon
Diesel’s national average price dipped 0.7 cent to $2.931 a gallon, its fourth straight decline, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.
September 8, 2010Staying Afloat
Anyone who relies too much on the stock market for advice on where the economy is headed these days is bound to get seasick.
September 6, 2010Intermodal Projects Advance For Norfolk Southern Corp.
Intermodal projects continue to march forward on the state level as two Norfolk Southern Corp. projects are advancing and a new intermodal terminal has opened in North Dakota.
September 7, 2010TTNews To Close Monday for Labor Day
Transport Topics Online will be closed Monday for the Labor Day holiday. Please check back on Tuesday, Sept. 7, for the latest trucking and freight transportation news.
September 3, 2010