The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index for April rose slightly from a year ago, but was unchanged from March, DOT said Wednesday.
June 11, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernmentFuel
Letters to the Editor: Fuel-Cost Crisis, Drug & Alcohol Testing, Trucker Pride
I joined the company where I work about three months ago, and one of my top-priority jobs has been fuel usage. We had to look at our idling time because all our trucks are sleepers and the drivers run in 48 states.
June 11, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
TWIC Machines Faulty, Lawmaker Says
Most of the machines that process the Transportation Worker Identification Credential cards are broken, according to a House lawmaker, the Associated Press reported.
June 11, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
FMCSA Extends CDL-Permit Comment Period to July 9
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended a comment period for states to establish commercial learner’s permits by a month, to July 9.
June 11, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
ATA Petitions Against Boston Hazmat Rules
American Trucking Associations has asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to prevent changes Boston recently made to its hazardous materials routing designations and permitting process.
June 10, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
Teamsters Launch Carhaul Strike at PTS
Teamsters union members employed at car hauler Performance Transportation Services went on strike against the company Monday to enforce the union’s bargaining table demands, the union said.
June 10, 2008BusinessSafetyTechnologyEquipment
GPS Market to Reach $240 Billion in Five Years, Report Says
Global Positioning System location-finding and navigation services are generating increasing revenue as the satellite-based technology is embedded in a wider range of mobile devices, according to a report from the European firm ABI Research.
June 9, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
Conn. Truck Inspections Drop 20%
Connecticut’s truck inspections fell 20% to about 18,600 in 2007, compared with a year earlier, the Hartford Courant reported.
June 9, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
I-5 Bridge Plan Approved in Oregon
The regional government of the Portland, Ore., area is backing a new Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River, the Associated Press reported.
June 9, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Diesel Price Dips 1.6¢ to $4.707 a Gallon
The U.S. average diesel price took a break last week from its dizzying climb, dipping 1.6 cents a gallon to $4.707, the Department of Energy reported.
June 9, 2008