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ISM Services Index Improves in May

The U.S. economy’s service sector improved last month with its highest reading in seven months but still showed contraction, the Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday.

June 3, 2009

ISM Manufacturing Index Improves in May

Manufacturing in the U.S. improved last month but still showed contraction overall, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.

June 1, 2009

New Border-Crossing Rule Takes Effect

A rule requiring U.S. residents to show a passport or other high-tech document to re-enter the country from Canada or Mexico took effect Monday, the Associated Press reported.

June 1, 2009

E&MU: California Reefer Rule Sparks Retrofits

Truckers who pull refrigerated trailers into and around California have less than two months to prep for a rule that requires the small diesel engines that power older reefers to meet a state emission standard.

May 29, 2009

Mexican Trucking Group Suing U.S. for $6 Billion

Mexican trucking companies are suing the United States government for $6 billion over Washington’s refusal to allow Mexican carriers onto U.S. roads under the North American Free Trade Agreement, Reuters reported.

June 1, 2009

LaHood Says Mexico Plan to Reach Congress Soon

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration plans to have a proposal for opening the U.S.-Mexico border to longhaul trucking ready when Congress returns from its Memorial Day recess, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said, adding that he thought the plan could be implemented as soon as this summer.

June 1, 2009

More Truck Mergers Seen as Carriers Seek Bargains

A wave of transportation mergers and acquisitions may be on the horizon, as the recession weeds out distressed companies and carriers shop for bargains to help them secure more freight, several industry watchers said.

June 1, 2009

Active Transportation Buys Fellow Auto Hauler

Active Transportation said it bought majority ownership in Jack Cooper Transport, a move that consolidates two car haulers at a time when auto industry sales are at the lowest level since 1981.

June 1, 2009

Bill Would Ban Tolling on Existing Highways

A bill to keep states from tolling existing roads in the National Highway System has been introduced in Congress by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas).

June 1, 2009

Court Upholds Drug Test Rules Allowing ‘Direct Observation’

An appeals court has upheld federal rules requiring “direct observation†of drug tests for transportation workers who either have failed or refused to take a test as a condition of employment.

June 1, 2009