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Security & Safety Briefs - July 7 - July 13

New York Passes Work-Zone Safety Measure • Insurance Study Cites Cell-Phone Safety Risks

July 13, 2005

FedEx Plans $150 Million Hub in South China

FedEx Express said Wednesday it plans to build a new, $150 million Asia Pacific hub at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in southern China.

July 13, 2005

Southern California Port Drivers May Stage 1-Day Strike

Truck drivers at Southern California’s two main ports may stage a one-day work stoppage over concerns about new overnight shifts, potentially disrupting cargo deliveries at the start of the year's busiest shipping season, Reuters reported Tuesday.

July 12, 2005

Diesel Tops $2.40, Gasoline Jumps Above $2.30 in New Records

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. iesel fuel and gasoline both jumped to new retail price records Monday, with diesel climbing 6 cents to $2.408 a gallon and gasoline leaping 10.2 cents to $2.328, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

July 12, 2005

N.J. Senate Passes Intermodal 'Roadability' Bill

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he New Jersey Senate June 30 approved a bill intended to improve the quality of truck chassis being distributed at ports in the state, according to American Trucking Associations’ Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference.

July 12, 2005

Economists Raise Growth Forecast, Bloomberg Says

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. conomists raised their U.S. economic growth forecasts for this year's second half and said they expect the Federal Reserve to lift its interest rate target more as a result, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

July 12, 2005

Minnesota Ends Government Shutdown

A shutdown of parts of Minnesota’s government, which had included rest stops, ended Saturday as Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) signed a temporary spending plan and lawmakers agreed on the outline of a two-year budget, the Associated Press reported.

July 12, 2005

FMCSA Names TeBeau New Chief Counsel

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said July 1 that Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta had appointed Suzanne TeBeau to be the agency’s new chief counsel.

July 12, 2005

Officials Warn of Weekend Construction on Capital Beltway

Officials in the Washington, D.C., area are mounting a major campaign to divert traffic, including trucks, away from the Woodrow Wilson Bridge on Interstate 495 this weekend because of what could be a huge traffic snarl, the Associated Press reported.

July 12, 2005