Grants totaling $477 million will be used to assist with repairs and expansions at 264 airports, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced July 10.
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Perspective: ELD Data Can Help Fleets Improve Safety
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance will hold its annual Operation Safe Driver Week July 14-20, and this year’s theme is speeding.
July 12, 2019Producer Prices Increased More Than Forecast in June
A measure of underlying U.S. producer prices increased in June by more than forecast, driven by trade services and indicating inflation may be starting to stabilize.
July 12, 2019Trump Hits Out at China Over Slowing Agricultural Purchases
President Donald Trump complained that China hasn’t increased its purchases of American farm products, a promise he said he had secured at a meeting with the country’s president, Xi Jinping, at the Group of 20 summit last month.
July 12, 2019Incoming and Outgoing Leaders at Port Association Agree on Big Issues
The head of the American Association of Port Authorities, Kurt Nagle, is stepping down after more than three decades with the group, and is handing the reins to industry veteran Chris Connor.
July 11, 2019Budget Gap Widens to $747 Billion in Nine Months Through June
The U.S. budget deficit widened by 23% to $747.1 billion in the first nine months of the fiscal year, as rising spending eclipsed a small bump in revenue from the Trump administration’s tariffs.
July 11, 2019Senate Committee Approves STB Nominee Michelle Schultz
The Senate Commerce Committee advanced by voice-vote approval the nomination of Michelle Schultz for a seat on the Surface Transportation Board.
July 11, 2019In Final Order, Wiley Sanders Truck Lines to Pay $3 Million for Illegally Transporting Hazmat
A federal judge has issued a criminal judgment requiring Wiley Sanders Truck Lines of Troy, Ala., to pay a fine of $3 million for illegally transporting thousands of pounds of lead-contaminated plastic battery chips.
July 11, 2019Trump Defends Refinery Waivers by Noting Expanded Ethanol Sales
President Donald Trump has cited his move to allow year-round sales of high-ethanol gasoline as farmers pressure him to dial back decisions to exempt oil refineries from biofuel-blending mandates, signaling the president sees the two issues as related.
July 11, 2019Oil Trades Near Seven-Week High Amid Gulf Storm, 2020 Outlook
Oil traded near a seven-week high as supply risks from a storm in the Gulf of Mexico and falling U.S. stockpiles were countered by a weak market outlook from OPEC in 2020.
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