Intermodal rail traffic fell 12.8% last week compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.
July 10, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics
Don鈥檛 Ignore NTSB Suggestions, Nominee Hersman Tells Congress
WASHINGTON 鈥 Debbie Hersman, President Obama鈥檚 choice to lead the National Transportation Safety Board, told a Senate committee that other transportation agencies should voluntarily adopt the board鈥檚 recommendations, and if they don鈥檛, Congress should order them to.
July 13, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernmentLogistics
Truck Fatalities Fall 12%
Truck-related highway fatalities plummeted 12% in 2008 to 4,229, the lowest total since the federal government began keeping records, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.
July 13, 2009BusinessGovernmentSafety
YRC, Union Reach Tentative Deal to Save Cash, Give 鈥楯ob Security鈥
YRC Worldwide said it has reached a new cost-cutting agreement with the Teamsters union and hired a financial adviser to work with key lenders as part of a broad effort to boost the carrier鈥檚 cash position.
July 13, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
FHWA Chooses Deputy Administrator
Gregory Nadeau, a former official with the Maine Department of Transportation, was appointed deputy administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced July 1.
July 13, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Navistar: EPA Conspired With SCR Engine Makers
Truck and engine manufacturer Navistar Inc. has accused the Environmental Protection Agency of attempting to remove documents from official records and allowing the Engine Manufacturers Association to write the draft of its selective catalytic reduction guidance document for 2010 鈥渋n secret collaboration with certain engine makers.鈥
July 13, 2009BusinessSafety
Nominations Open for ATA鈥檚 Mike Russell Trucking Image Award
American Trucking Associations has opened the nomination process for its Mike Russell 鈥淕ood stuff鈥 Trucking Image Award, an award that honors people who contribute to positive awareness of the trucking industry.
July 10, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
DOT Freight Index Falls 14.8% in May
The Department of Transportation said its freight transportation services index fell 14.8% in May from a year earlier to its lowest level in 12 years.
July 10, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
ATA Cites Infrastructure Needs Raised by Traffic Study
American Trucking Associations said the results of a new highway traffic congestion study highlight the importance of investing in U.S. highway infrastructure.
July 9, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
Traffic Delays Fell in 2007
U.S. drivers spent less time in traffic delays in 2007 for the first time in at least 25 years, a new study showed.
July 8, 2009