The Port of Los Angeles on Sept. 23 reopened its container terminals after a fire at an old wooden wharf caused air quality concerns, the Associated Press reported.
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Improvements Needed in DOTās Management of TIGER Program, GAO Says
The Department of Transportation must improve how it chooses the winners of a popular grant program that has backed more than $4 billion in infrastructure projects since 2009, according to a federal watchdog.
September 24, 2014Indiana Toll Road Seeks Bankruptcy as Traffic Declines
The operator of the Indiana Toll Road, owned by affiliates of Macquarie Group Ltd. and Ferrovial SA, sought bankruptcy protection with a creditor-supported restructuring plan after dwindling traffic soured a $3.8 billion bet on a 75-year lease.
September 22, 2014Union Pacific President: āModest Improvementā in Fixing Intermodal Delays
LONG BEACH, Calif. ā Union Pacific Railroad President Lance Fritz said the railroad is making āmodest incremental improvementā to correct delays that have hurt intermodal service levels.
September 22, 2014Chinese Commercial Telematics Market to Surpass US by Decadeās End, Report Predicts
China will soon become the worldās largest market for commercial telematics as government regulations and the nationās supply-chain woes drive technology adoption, according to a new study by C.J. Driscoll & Associates.
September 22, 2014Federal, State Governments Need to Reprioritize Transportation Funding, Report Finds
Transportation departments nationwide must consider driving trends when investing in major projects, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group education fund recommended in a report identifying nearly a dozen instances of what it claims to be wasteful spending.
September 19, 2014August Truck Sales Rise 28.4%
Class 8 truck sales leaped 28.4% in August from a year ago to 19,627, the biggest percentage gain in two years, WardsAuto.com reported.
September 22, 2014Brad Bentley Named President Of the Truckload Carriers Assn.
Alabama publishing executive Brad Bentley has accepted the presidency of the Truckload Carriers Association and will begin in the position Oct. 13, both parties confirmed last week.
September 22, 2014A Con-way Freight Terminal Joins Union; Teamsters Ramp Up LTL Organizing Bid
Con-way Freight workers in Laredo, Texas, have become the first workers at the less-than-truckload carrier to be represented by a union, and additional Teamsters organizing efforts are advancing at three of the carrierās Southern California terminals.
September 22, 2014FMCSA Delays Expected Publication Dates for Minimum Insurance, Speed-Limiter Rules
Federal regulators have moved back by nearly a month their projected announcements of two proposed rules, one to raise the minimum insurance requirement for interstate motor carriers and the other requiring speed limiters on new heavy trucks, a new Department of Transportation report said.
September 22, 2014