Trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico set a record in gaining 4.5% in 2007 from a year earlier, the Department of Transportation said Wednesday.
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Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
FMCSA Sends EOBR Rule to White House for Review
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has sent its rule governing the use of electronic onboard recorders to the White House for review, in tandem with its announcement that it would leaving its hours-of-service regulation unchanged.
November 19, 2008Highway Trust Fund Declines by $3 Billion, DOT Says
The federal highway trust fund took in $3 billion less in fiscal year 2008, as Americans drove 90 billion miles fewer miles over an 11-month period compared with a year ago, the Department of Transportation said late Wednesday.
November 19, 2008FMCSA to Leave Hours-of-Service Rule Unchanged
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, in a notice to be published in Wednesday’s Federal Register, said it was making no changes to its controversial hours-of-service rule.
November 18, 2008Engineering Cited in Minn. Bridge Failure
Last year’s Interstate-35W highway bridge collapse in Minneapolis, the worst such accident in 25 years, was caused by an engineering flaw and the load on its deck, Bloomberg reported, citing U.S. safety investigators.
November 14, 2008Obama May Reverse Bush Policy on Denial of Emissions Waiver
Reversing Bush administration policies, including its denial of California’s request for a waiver allowing the state to regulate automobile greenhouse-gas emissions, could be high on President-elect Barack Obama’s agenda in January, some observers said.
November 17, 2008Canadian Report Highlights Biodiesel Concerns
Adding biodiesel to Canada’s existing fuel storage, blending and distribution infrastructure could spur a host of problems for the country's distillate market, the Canadian Trucking Association said.
November 17, 2008Post Office Is $2.8 Billion in Red
The United States Postal Service was $2.8 billion in the red in the fiscal year ended in September, the Associated Press reported Thursday.
November 14, 2008Great Dane to Close Georgia Reefer Plant
Great Dane Trailers said it plans to close its refrigerated trailer manufacturing plant in Savannah, Ga., in January, due to the economic downturn’s effect on the transportation industry and the need for more efficient production.
November 14, 2008Scam Artists Hit Brokers, Fleets
Logistics executive Paul Lueck, a 27-year veteran of the transportation business, thought he’d seen it all before the silver-tongued con man from what turned out to be a fictitious Jonesboro, Ark., trucking company came calling last summer.
November 17, 2008