With about 2,000 federal workers on continued furlough at key Department of Transportation agencies, the Senate may not pass a bill reinstating funding for them until next week, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
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Penske Completes Bright Truck Acquisition
Penske Truck Leasing Co. said that it has completed the acquisition of Bright Truck Leasing & Bright Distribution, a truck leasing, maintenance, rental and logistics company.
March 2, 2010YRC Reportedly Cuts More Jobs
YRC Worldwide has cut about 200 more jobs in a further effort to reduce costs, Reuters reported.
March 2, 2010J.B. Hunt Names Doug Duncan to Board
J.B. Hunt Transport Services said it has elected Doug Duncan, former president of FedEx Freight, to its board of directors.
March 2, 2010States Scrambling Following Transport Funding Shutdown
ARLINGTON, Va. — State transportation officials said the sudden shutdown of the federal highway program is putting them at risk of abandoning projects and cutting safety programs unless Congress reaches a deal to extend the now-lapsed reauthorization.
March 2, 2010Pa. Gov. Wants Sales Tax on Trucking, Warehousing
Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell (D) has proposed that the state extend the sales tax to services including trucking and warehousing, a move industry leaders said imperils a business sector the state actively recruited and developed.
March 2, 2010Diesel Emissions-Reduction Funds Available in SoCal
California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District is offering incentive funding of up to $50,000 for the purchase of a diesel truck or up to $100,000 for the purchase of a natural gas truck, in return for scrapping an older Class 8 diesel truck, the agency said.
March 2, 2010House Leaders May Seek ‘Adjustments’ to Senate’s Jobs, Highway Legislation
The U.S. Senate last week passed legislation that would extend current highway legislation and transfer $20 billion to the Highway Trust Fund, but a key legislator reportedly said the Senate bill would not pass the House of Representatives, which already has approved a broader, more expensive measure.
March 1, 2010Cap-and-Trade Opponents Gaining in Senate as EPA Moves on Greenhouse Emissions Rule
While U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson indicated last week that her agency was moving forward with plans to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, opposition to a Senate cap-and-trade bill seemed to be gaining enough momentum to block its passage.
March 1, 2010CSA 2010 to Launch in July Despite ‘Snafus,’ Ferro Says
WASHINGTON — Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Anne Ferro said she is committed to launching the agency’s new truck safety rating system in July, although she expects there will be problems at the start.
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