The U.S. trade deficit shrank 3.8% in May as importsĀ fell to the lowest level in three months, the Commerce Department said.
July 11, 2012Transportation Compliance News
Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow whatās happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.
New York Manufacturing Index Rises
Manufacturing activity in the New York region expanded in July, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday.
July 16, 2012FMCSA Shuts Down Alabama āChameleonā Carrier
Federal officials ordered an Alabama-based carrier shut down, saying it is an āimminent hazard to the public,ā and a āreincarnationā of a carrier that was shut down in May.
July 16, 2012Business Inventories Rise in May
Business inventories rose 0.3% in May, the Commerce DepartmentĀ said Monday.
July 16, 2012Letters: CSA Scores Revisited
I am writing you in response to the letter titled āHigh CSA Scoresā and printed in your June 11 issue (p. 6).
July 16, 2012Obama Signs Highway Law That Draws Cautious Praise
President Obama signed a new transportation reauthorization law on July 6 that drew measured praise from truckers, shippers, road builders and others who said they were relieved a new law was enacted, even if it does not address long-term funding for the nationās highway system.
July 16, 2012Consumer Confidence Drops to Lowest Level This Year
Consumer confidence dropped in July to the lowest level this year, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
July 13, 2012Bomb Threat Closes Detroit-Windsor Tunnel
The Detroit-Windsor tunnel connecting the U.S. and Canada was scheduled to reopen late Thursday after being closed for about four hours due to a bomb threat, news services reported.
July 12, 2012U.S. Trade Deficit Shrinks in May
E&MU: SmartWay Program May Help EPA Shape Greenhouse-Gas Rules
As federal regulators ready mandates to curtail greenhouse-gas emissions and improve heavy-duty trucksā fuel mileage, Environmental Protection Agency and trucking company officials said that research gleaned from EPAās 8-year-old SmartWay program can help shape those rules.
July 11, 2012Letter: The Driverās Advocate
One of the letters to the editor of your publication written by a safety manager recently did an excellent job of making our point about āharassmentā and electronic onboard recorders, or EOBRs.
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