The U.S. trade deficit narrowed 5.3% in September as a lower dollar boosted exports, the Commerce Department said.
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Postal Service Loses $8.5 Billion in Fiscal Year
The U.S. Postal Service lost $8.5 billion in its fiscal 2010, more than twice the loss of the last year, Bloomberg reported.
November 12, 2010S.C. Boosts Container-Weight Allowance to 100,000 Pounds
South Carolina is issuing special weight permits under a new state policy that allows international shipping containers weighing up to 100,000 pounds to run on the state’s roads, up from the previous 90,000-pound limit.
November 9, 2010Opinion: Trucking Work-Injury Programs
Earlier this year, American Trucking Associations released a very upbeat forecast for U.S. freight transportation.ÌýThat’s good news, but motor carriers will be challenged to keep pace with this growth.
November 10, 2010Trucking Adds 300 Jobs as Unemployment Holds at 9.6%
Although private sector employment increased by 159,000 overall during the month of October, for-hire trucking employment only grew by 300, according to theÌýLabor Department.
November 9, 2010FMCSA Orders Colorado Fleet to Install EOBRs
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ordered a Colorado carrier to install electronic onboard recorders on its fleet by March, after deeming the trucking company in violation of federal hours of service rules.
November 9, 2010California Aims to Close Drayage Loopholes to Prevent Transfer of Freight to Older Trucks
California environmental regulators plan to plug a pair of loopholes in the state’s drayage regulation that allow some operators to game the system, port officials and state regulators said.
November 8, 2010CARB Says Changes to Truck Emissions Rules Could Save Trucking More Than $3 Billion
A series of proposed amendments to California’s emissions-reduction regulations for heavy trucks would save the trucking industry more than $3 billion, in part by delaying some compliance requirements, according to a new report by the state’s environmental regulatory staff.
November 8, 2010Mica Set to Lead House Transportation & Infrastructure Panel
The electoral wave that handed control of the House of Representatives to the Republicans also roiled the body’s transportation committee, ousting the panel’s current chairman and putting Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) in position to lead the key committee.
November 8, 2010A Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan
The voters have spoken, and analysts and pundits are busily trying to explain the shifts in the political landscape that will result from the overwhelming Republican victory.
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But one immediate potential gain that emerged from the cacophony of chatter in the wake of the election is a chance to move transportation and infrastructure improvement programs along quickly.
November 8, 2010