A proposal that new companies locating in Los Angeles be given a three-year exemption from paying the city business tax would be a shot in the arm for the Port of Los Angeles and the harbor community, port officials said.
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Opinion: Driver Pay The New Metric
The past 10 months have seen a precipitous decline in the quality of driver applicants. There are recruiters everywhere saying, Good applicants are getting scarce.
June 24, 2010Senate Bill Targets Employee Misclassification
ASenate bill that supporters said would make it easier for federal regulators to catch employers who misclassify their employees as independent contractors also would help ensure a level playing field in the marketplace, a top official with the Department of Labor told a Senate panel.
June 22, 2010Obama Touts 10,000th Infrastructure Project
President Obama touted the 10,000th road project funded by last years American Recovery and Reinvestment Act at an event Thursday in Columbus, Ohio.
June 22, 2010N.Y. Lawmakers Propose State Version of Jasons Law
A bill in the New York State Legislature would create a system of loans and tax incentives for businesses willing to build safe parking facilities for truck drivers.
June 22, 2010NFI Buys Ontario Logistics Firm
Trucking and supply chain firm NFIIndustries said Tuesday it has acquired IPD, a global transportation and logistics company based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
June 22, 2010Company Supplying LNG to SoCal Ports
Applied LNG Technologies said it is supplying liquefied natural gas to Speedy Fuels first LNG fueling station to serve the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
June 21, 2010NHTSA to Undertake Environmental Impact Statement for Heavy Trucks
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration plans to propose fuel efficiency standards starting with model year 2016 commercial medium- and heavy-duty on-highway vehicles, and said it will prepare and environmental impact statements as part of the procedure.
June 21, 2010Truck Tolls to Jump Next Year on S.F. Area Bridges
Passenger car tolls will rise July 1 on seven state-owned bridges that crisscross the San Francisco Bay, while truck tolls will jump a year and two years from then, according to the Bay Area Toll Authority.
June 21, 2010Rush to Sell Construction Equipment Business
Truck dealership Rush Enterprises has signed an agreement to sell its John Deere construction equipment business for $37 million.
June 21, 2010