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ISM Services Index Improves

The U.S. economy’s service sector improved in February, the Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday.

March 3, 2010

ISM Manufacturing Index Expands for Seventh Month

U.S. manufacturing activity expanded for a seventh straight month in February, the Institute for Supply Management said.

March 3, 2010

Obama Signs Measure Restoring Transportation Funds

President Obama signed a bill reinstating transportation funding and ending a two-day furlough of 2,000 U.S. Department of Transportation employees.

March 3, 2010

Fed Notes Modest Improvement in Transport Activity

The U.S. economy improved in nine of the Federal Reserve’s 12 districts early this year, with transportation levels improving modestly, the Fed said Wednesday.

March 3, 2010

NAFTA Surface Trade Increases in December

Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico grew in December from a year earlier, the Department of Transportation said.

March 3, 2010

Senate May Not Approve DOT Funds Until Next Week

With about 2,000 federal workers on continued furlough at key Department of Transportation agencies, the Senate may not pass a bill reinstating funding for them until next week, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

March 2, 2010

States Scrambling Following Transport Funding Shutdown

ARLINGTON, Va. — State transportation officials said the sudden shutdown of the federal highway program is putting them at risk of abandoning projects and cutting safety programs unless Congress reaches a deal to extend the now-lapsed reauthorization.

March 2, 2010

Cap-and-Trade Opponents Gaining in Senate as EPA Moves on Greenhouse Emissions Rule

While U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson indicated last week that her agency was moving forward with plans to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, opposition to a Senate cap-and-trade bill seemed to be gaining enough momentum to block its passage.

March 1, 2010

CSA 2010 to Launch in July Despite ‘Snafus,’ Ferro Says

WASHINGTON — Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Anne Ferro said she is committed to launching the agency’s new truck safety rating system in July, although she expects there will be problems at the start.

March 1, 2010

Senate Expected to Pass Biodiesel Tax Credit Bill

Senate Democrats expect to pass an unemployment benefits bill soon that includes a provision retroactively reinstating a biodiesel tax credit through the end of the year, according to a spokeswoman for Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.).

March 2, 2010