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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.

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Intermec Offers Tough Handheld

Technology firm Intermec said it has introduced a rugged, handheld computer capable of reading symbols at distances from six inches to 50 feet

July 17, 2007
FuelBusinessLogisticsGovernment

Diesel Rises 4¢ to $2.889; Gas Jumps 6.8¢ to $3.049

Diesel fuel’s national average price jumped 4 cents in the past week to $2.889 a gallon, the highest price since September, the Department of Energy said Monday.

July 17, 2007
BusinessGovernment

Vancouver Port Plans Stricter Truck Safety, Environmental Standards

The Vancouver Port Authority said Monday it had introduced the most demanding container truck safety and environmental licensing standards in North America for the British Columbia port.

July 16, 2007
BusinessGovernmentTechnology

Getloaded.com Offers Cellphone-Based Service

Web-based load board Getloaded.com said Friday it will offer its core services to truckers via cell phone.

July 16, 2007
BusinessSafetyGovernmentTechnologyEquipment

ATRI, FMCSA to Host Safety Webinar

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the American Transportation Research Institute will co-host a trucking industry Webinar on Wednesday, July 25, on onboard collision warning systems.

July 16, 2007
BusinessGovernment

New York Manufacturing Index Jumps in July

Manufacturing growth in New York rose this month at the fastest rate in a year, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday.

July 16, 2007
BusinessGovernment

Gasoline Prices Climb 6 Cents, Lundberg Says

Gasoline prices rose about 6 cents in the last three weeks, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.

July 16, 2007
BusinessSafetyGovernment

FMCSA's Hill Backs Truck-Only Lanes

The nation’s chief trucking safety official endorsed the concept of exclusive highway lanes for trucking, saying that segregating commercial traffic from passenger vehicles would dramatically reduce the number of truck-related fatalities.

July 16, 2007
BusinessGovernment

N.Y.C. Congestion-Fee Plan May Be Voted on Monday

New York City’s plan to charge “congestion fees†on cars and trucks in central Manhattan may come for a vote Monday when state legislators convene in Albany, the state capital, the Associated Press reported.

July 16, 2007