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DOT Sets $65.6 Bln. Budget Request for Fiscal 2007
Department of Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta unveiled a $65.6 billion request that provides record investments for new highway, transit and safety programs, DOT said Monday.
February 6, 2006FMCSA’s Annette Sandberg Resigns; Will Step Down March 1
Annette Sandberg has resigned as head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, an agency spokesman said last Wednesday.
February 6, 2006Granger Introduces House Bill for Anti-Idling Tax Credits
Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) re-introduced legislation last week that would provide tax credits for the trucking industry to buy anti-idling technology to help reduce air pollution while also helping to save money on diesel fuel.
February 6, 2006Transportation Services Index Rises, DOT Says
The Department of Transportation said Monday that its transportation services index for November rose 1.2% from October.
February 6, 2006Factory Orders Rise for a Third Straight Month
Factory orders rose for a third straight month, climbing 1.1% in December, led by an increase in automobile orders, the Commerce Department said Friday.
February 3, 2006ATA Pleased About Coca-Cola’s Edits of Super Bowl Ad
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. merican Trucking Associations said Friday that the Coca-Cola Co. had agreed to delete unsafe truck-driving actions from a television ad scheduled to run before Sunday’s Super Bowl.
February 3, 2006Ryder's 4Q Earnings Dip But Segments' Performance Improves
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. yder System said Friday that its fourth-quarter net income fell to $58.8 million or 92 cents a share, from $62.6 million or 96 cents a year earlier, though the 2004 figures included a tax benefit of $9.2 million or 14 cents a share.
February 3, 2006Universal Truckload Services Buys Four Intermodal Firms
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. niversal Truckload Services said Thursday it acquired four intermodal companies that will operate as part of its Mason Dixon Intermodal subsidiary.
February 3, 2006Payrolls Rise by 193,000; Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.7%
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ayrolls rose by 193,000 jobs in January and the nation’s unemployment rate fell to 4.7% from 4.9% in December, the Labor Department reported Friday.
February 3, 2006Editorial: In Search of ULSD
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>Trucking grows increasingly anxious over whether there will be adequate supplies of ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel when new low-emission engines start rolling off assembly lines at the end of this year.
February 3, 2006