The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index declined in December from the highest level on record the prior month, DOT said Feb. 12.
February 12, 2014Government, Business
DOT Agencies May Revive Truck Survey, Launch New Study Into Causes of Crashes
Federal government officials said they may revive the Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey and also undertake a new study of the causes of truck crashes.
March 3, 2014Government, Business
Businesses Urge Highway Bill to Help Freight Movement
Trucking and other industries that rely on highways to move goods pressed Congress again Feb. 26 to pass a fully funded, long-term surface transportation bill to improve the nation’s highways.
February 26, 2014Government, Business
DOT, EPA Officials Eager to Work With ATA on Policies
WASHINGTON — Two federal executive branch officials told members of American Trucking Associations they are eager to work with the federation on spending and regulatory issues that are developing this year.
January 28, 2014Government, Business
FTA’s Rogoff Named Acting Undersecretary at DOT
Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff is filling the position of undersecretary for policy at the U.S. Department of Transportation on an acting basis, Bloomberg News reported.
January 24, 2014Business
Freight Shippers Want Predictability, Researchers Say
WASHINGTON — People who study shippers said senders and receivers of freight want predictability — even as the economy and technology change rapidly.
January 15, 2014Business
DOT’s Foxx, Ferro Among Featured Speakers at Transportation Research Board’s Meeting
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Anne Ferro, head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, are scheduled to address at the Transportation Research Board annual meeting later this month.
January 6, 2014Government, Business
Trottenberg Leaves DOT for NYC Post
Polly Trottenberg, undersecretary for policy at the U.S. Department of Transportation, will leave that post to become New York City’s transportation commissioner under new Mayor Bill de Blasio.
January 2, 2014Business
P.A.M.’s Third-Quarter Profit Improves
P.A.M. Transportation Services said its third-quarter net income more than doubled from a year ago.
October 25, 2013Business
Knight Adds Profit Warning On Eve of Earnings Season
Some prominent truckload fleets will report weak third-quarter earnings in part because of lost productivity related to the hours-of-service rule change that took effect July 1, company officials and analysts said. Â Â
October 14, 2013