One of the most vocal congressional critics of a plan to grant Mexican trucks access to U.S. highways as part of a yearlong pilot project blasted the Department of Transportation in a letter, accusing DOT of ignoring Congressional intent in continuing the test.
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Unemployment Rate Rises to 5%
The unemployment rate rose to a two-year high of 5% in December from 4.7% in November, while payrolls rose by 18,000 jobs, the smallest gain since August, the Labor Department said Friday.
January 4, 2008
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Texas Transportation Commissioner Williamson Dies
Texas Transportation Commission Chairman and former longtime state lawmaker Ric Williamson died Sunday of an apparent heart attack, the Associated Press reported. He was 55.
January 3, 2008Jobless Claims Fall 21,000 for Week
Initial jobless claims plunged by 21,000 for the week ended Saturday to 336,000, the Labor Department said Thursday.
January 3, 2008Rail, Intermodal Traffic Drop
Rail carload and intermodal traffic fell sharply for last week of 2007 compared with the same week a year earlier, the Association of American Railroads said.
January 4, 2008ATRI, FMCSA Co-Hosting Online Safety Forum Tuesday
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the American Transportation Research Institute will co-host the latest in a series of national online forums that provide peer-to-peer industry insights on safety technologies on Tuesday, Jan. 8.
January 3, 2008Oil Tops $100 Before Receding
Crude oil prices topped $100 Thursday before receding to close at $99.18 a barrel, short of Wednesday’s closing-price record, Bloomberg reported.
January 3, 2008iTECH: Value of IT Managers Rises at Midsize Fleets
Recent innovations in information technology, such as the ability to harness the power of software applications over the Internet, are changing when and why trucking companies need on-site IT managers.
December 31, 2007Editorial: End the Game
It’s more than time for the ping-pong game that has enveloped the years-long drive to revamp the work rules for America’s truck drivers to be over.
January 2, 2008ISM Manufacturing Index Contracts in December
The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index contracted in December, ISM said Wednesday.
January 2, 2008