The leaders of several key committees have urged the Senate to take up a six-month extension of the federal highway program.
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Housing Starts Drop 11% in October
Housing starts fell 11% in October, while building permits also declined, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
November 18, 2009October Consumer Price Index Rises 0.3%
The consumer price index rose 0.3% in October, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
November 18, 2009Sitton Motor Lines to Close Doors
Missouri-based Sitton Motor Lines is closing its doors after doing business for 30 years.
November 17, 2009Boston Hazmat Regs Illegal, FMCSA Rules
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ruled that Boston’s efforts to stop trucks from carrying hazardous materials through the city during certain hours is illegal, the Associated Press reported.
November 17, 2009Industrial Production Edges Up 0.1%
Industrial production rose a modest 0.1% in October, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday.
November 17, 2009Producer Prices Rise 0.3%
Prices paid to U.S. producers rose 0.3% in October, the Labor Department said Tuesday.
November 17, 2009GM Loses $1.2 Billion but Notes Improvement
General Motors Co. lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection through the end of September but the automaker is poised to begin repaying some of the $6.7 billion in U.S. government loans it received with a $1.2 billion payment next month, the Associated Press reported.
November 17, 2009Wetlines Ban Called Unjustified in Light of Hazmat Carriers’ Safety Record
BALTIMORE — A proposed House bill prohibiting the transportation of flammable liquids in unprotected product piping on cargo tank trucks would result in an overall increase in welding shop fatalities and cost the industry $200 million to comply, an American Trucking Associations official told a Congressional panel Monday.
November 17, 2009Long Beach Port Approves New Clean Trucks Registration Process
In a first step toward satisfying its obligations detailed in an out-of-court settlement with American Trucking Associations, Port of Long Beach commissioners last week gave preliminary approval to a new drayage truck registration process that will simplify and limit requirements of the port’s clean trucks plan.
November 17, 2009