Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson released proposed regulations for boosting automobile fleet fuel economy to reach 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016, the Associated Press reported.
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August Class 8 Truck Sales Slide 33%
Sales of new heavy-duty trucks in the United States fell 33.3% in August from year-ago levels, the eighth consecutive monthly decline.
September 21, 2009DOT Sets Agenda for Distracted-Driving Summit
Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood Wednesday released the detailed agenda for DOT’s Distracted Driving Summit, scheduled for Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 in Washington.
September 16, 2009TSA Sets Interim Rule on Air Cargo Security
The Transportation Security Administration announced an interim final rule implementing air cargo security regulations.
September 16, 2009Volvo’s North American Deliveries Fall 33% in August
Volvo AB said Tuesday its August North American deliveries fell by 33%, to 1,267 units.
September 15, 2009Opinion: How Accident Recorders Can Improve Driving
Those familiar with accident event recorders know this technology offers many valuable benefits for transportation operations. AERs, which record both video and audio when a driving incident occurs, can help to improve driver performance, reduce accidents and save lives. The technology also offers other significant, but less publicized, advantages such as decreased expenses and enhanced driver/management relationships.
September 18, 2009Extend the UCR Comment Period
At the very least, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration needs to provide the freight transportation industry sufficient time to respond to its proposal to fix the clearly broken Unified Carrier Registration agreement.
September 14, 2009Obama Faces Sept. 17 Deadline for Tariffs on Small Vehicle Tires Imported From China
President Obama must decide by Sept. 17 whether to accept the recommendation of the U.S. International Trade Commission to impose tariffs on passenger and light-truck tires made in China, the second-largest U.S. trading partner.
September 14, 2009Highway Bill Prospects Are Dim As Congress Returns to Session
When Congress went back into session last week, the prospects for passing a long-term highway bill appeared to be dimming as other issues continued to dominate the legislative agenda.
September 14, 2009DOT Provides Software to Transfer Freight Data
The Department of Transportation is distributing free software the agency said will help create a central Web portal through which shippers, carriers and third parties can automatically exchange data about freight movements.
September 14, 2009