The trade deficit in the U.S. shrank in August to the lowest level in seven months as exports edged up to a record.
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Darling Defends HOS Restart
In his first interview since being named acting administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in August, Scott Darling III said he is committed to keeping the agency’s hours-of-service rule intact.
October 6, 2014Editorial: Keep the Dialogue Open
We strive to interact directly with those who have the most influence on the trucking and freight transportation industry, so we thank Scott Darling III, acting chief of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, for speaking with Transport Topics last week.
October 6, 2014The History of Trucking, On Display at Museums
The gleaming old trucks housed in transportation museums across the country do more than offer visitors something pretty to see; they can provide a history lesson in how far the trucking industry has come.
October 6, 2014Load Boards Show Modest Market Change
The latest weekly load board reports from DAT and Internet Truck Stop showed modest changes on a sequential basis.
October 2, 2014GAO Report Critical of Freight Proposals That Don’t Address Congestion
If recent upward trends in freight flow continue, they could exacerbate the traffic congestion in communities that lie along heavily traveled freight routes, a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office said.
September 30, 2014House Ethics Committee Reviews Petri
The House Ethics Committee will extend its review of behavior by U.S. Rep. Thomas Petri, following up on a report from the Office of Congressional Ethics on the Wisconsin Republican.
October 1, 2014Consumer Confidence Declines to Four-Month Low
Confidence among U.S. consumers declined in September to a four-month low as Americans’ views of the labor market deteriorated.
September 30, 201433 Vision-Impaired Drivers Seek Waivers to Drive Commercial Vehicles
A group of drivers who have clear vision in one eye, yet are blind or partially blind in the other eye, are asking a federal regulator to allow them to drive commercial vehicles on the interstates.
September 30, 2014FHWA’s Nadeau Says States Need Long-Term Highway Funding
WASHINGTON — Acting Federal Highway Administrator Gregory Nadeau on Sept. 30 urged lawmakers to approve a “long-term, sustainable” transportation funding measure in order to help advance the efforts by states and municipalities to repair or replace aging infrastructure.
September 30, 2014