Federal funding highway infrastructure projects in an economic stimulus plan may be about $20 billion, Bloomberg reported, citing a group that represents state transportation officials.
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Obama Chooses Heads of DOE, EPA
President-elect Barack Obama has chosen the Nobel-prize-winning head of a California research institute and a former New Jersey environmental official to fill his cabinet positions heading the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
December 11, 2008
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Intermodal Traffic Falls for Week
Rail and intermodal traffic fell last week from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
December 12, 2008DOT Freight Transport Index Drops 0.6% in October
The Department of Transportationās freight transportation services index fell 0.6% in October from a year ago, leaving it at its lowest level for the month of October in five years.
December 10, 2008ATA, Codega Produce Safety Video Program for Drivers
American Trucking Associations and Codega LLC have introduced a program to educate new truck drivers, focusing on safety concepts, rules and practices.
December 9, 2008U.S. Industry Shipped 13 Billion Tons of Goods in 2007
U.S. industry shipped 13 billion tons of goods valued at almost $12 trillion in 2007, according to preliminary figures released Tuesday by the Department of Transportation and the Census Bureau.
December 9, 2008Navistar Says āCoalitionā Grows To Ease 2010 Emissions Rule
A Navistar Inc. spokesman said that a ācoalition is buildingā around the companyās call to the incoming Obama administration to ease 2010 emissions mandates, but the Environmental Protection Agency said its tightened standards would go into effect without delays.
December 8, 2008FedEx Sets 5.7% LTL Rate Increase
FedEx Corp.ās less-than-truckload units FedEx Freight and FedEx National LTL have each set a 5.7% general rate increase, effective Jan. 5.
December 8, 2008E&MU: Warming to Global Engines
Volvo AB and Daimler AG are producing global heavy-duty engine platforms for use in North America, Europe and Asia, and other manufacturers plan to introduce their own versions, pushed by converging emission regulations, the need to reduce research and development costs and to take advantage of economies of scale, according to industry analysts and executives.
December 8, 2008Long Beach Port Delays Container Fee
Commissioners at the Port of Long Beach, Calif., on Dec. 1 voted to delay collection of an infrastructure cargo-container fee for at least six months.
December 8, 2008