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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 what’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.
Second-Quarter Productivity Rises 1.8%
Second-quarter U.S. worker productivity rose 1.8%, the Labor Department said Tuesday.
August 7, 2007Senate Panel Gives EPA October Deadline to Rule on Calif. Carbon Emissions Request
Just weeks after Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson said he would delay ruling on California’s nearly 2-year-old request for approval to limit vehicle emissions of greenhouse gases until the end of the year, a Senate committee passed a bill directing him to decide by October.
August 7, 2007Cooper Tire's 2Q Income Improves
Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. said Monday its net income rose to $17.6 million or 28 cents a share, compared with a net loss of $21 million or 34 cents a share a year ago.
August 6, 2007Penske to Manage European Supply Chain for Bombardier
Penske Logistics has been selected as the lead logistics provider for Bombardier Transportation’s European operations, the company said Monday.
August 6, 2007N.C. Highway Use Tax Hike Fails to Pass
North Carolina legislators have adjourned without passing a proposed increase in the state’s highway use tax, the Truck Rental and Leasing Association said.
August 6, 2007FedEx Kinkos to Add 300 New Locations
FedEx Corp. will open 300 new FedEx Kinkos stores in the United States by the end of its 2008 fiscal year, the company said Monday.
August 6, 2007Hub International Acquires Two Trucking Insurers
Hub International Transportation Insurance Services has acquired two San Antonio-based insurance brokers that provide coverage to the trucking industry, the company said Monday.
August 6, 2007Bridge Collapse Points to Need For Road Funds, Officials Say
The catastrophic collapse of the Interstate 35 bridge in Minneapolis last week underscores the need for increased funding for U.S. infrastructure, several transportation officials said.
August 6, 2007Opponents Spar Over Impact of Appeals Court’s HOS Ruling
Officials on both sides of the debate over revising work rules for commercial drivers presented markedly different interpretations of a recent federal appeals court’s ruling striking down portions of the new plan.
August 6, 2007UPS, BNSF Cooperate to Speed Shipments By Loading Trailers on Flatcars Near Chicago
More than a million packages a day in metropolitan Chicago have an ideal commute. They roll through the back gate of the UPS Inc. facility here and into the Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail yard next door — without traveling on a public street — so they can catch a train for such places as Kansas City, Denver or California.
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