The U.S. economy continued to expand at a moderate pace early this year, with several areas reporting increases in transportation services demand, the Federal Reserve said.
March 3, 2011BusinessGovernmentSafety
iTECH: CSA Helps States Target Safety Reviews
States are equipping roadside inspectors with carrier-specific information that could lead to more targeted inspections under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s new CompliÂance, Safety, AcÂcountability program.
March 3, 2011Government
CSA Costs Rising, GAO Report Says
The costs of the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program are rising, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office.
March 2, 2011GovernmentBusiness
GAO Report Cites Societal Costs of Trucking
Trucking passes more costs onto society than do other modes of freight transportation, according to a report from the government’s financial investigative agency.
March 1, 2011GovernmentBusiness
Deck Truss Design Recommended for Ore.-Wash. Bridge
State transportation officials in Oregon and Washington are recommending a deck truss design for a new Interstate 5 bridge planned to span the Columbia River between Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, Wash., the Associated Press reported.
March 1, 2011GovernmentBusiness
NAFTA Surface Trade Rises 13.8%
Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico rose 13.8% in December from a year earlier, the Department of Transportation said.
March 1, 2011Government
ISM Manufacturing Index Hits Highest Level Since 2004
U.S. manufacturing activity rose last month to its highest level in almost seven years, the Institute for Supply Management said Tuesday.
March 1, 2011GovernmentFuel
Calif.’s Global Warming Targets May Cut Light Truck Sales
Automakers may forego as much as $4 billion a year in light truck sales to prevent states led by California from setting their own mileage standards, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
March 1, 2011Letters to the EditorBusinessGovernmentSafetyLogistics
Letters: Border Negotiations; Wrong Again, FMCSA
No one knows the Canada-U.S. border and the difficulties even the most trusted individuals and companies have had crossing it in the “security trumps trade†post-9/11 world than truckers. It’s not surprising, then, that truckers welcome the announcement from U.S. President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper that the two countries are embarking upon negotiations aimed at improved cooperation and coordination at the border.
February 28, 2011EditorialBusinessFuelGovernment
Middle East Unrest and Fuel Prices
Just as the U.S. economy seems to be growing some serious muscle, international events are threatening to intervene in what has become a period of steady business improvement.
February 28, 2011