A proposal that new companies locating in Los Angeles be given a three-year exemption from paying the city business tax would be a 鈥渟hot in the arm鈥 for the Port of Los Angeles and the harbor community, port officials said.
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Senate Bill Targets Employee Misclassification
A聽Senate bill that supporters said would make it easier for federal regulators to catch employers who misclassify their employees as independent contractors also would help ensure a 鈥渓evel playing field in the marketplace,鈥 a top official with the Department of Labor told a Senate panel.
June 22, 2010Obama Touts 10,000th Infrastructure Project
President Obama touted the 10,000th road project funded by last year鈥檚 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act at an event Thursday in Columbus, Ohio.
June 22, 2010N.Y. Lawmakers Propose State Version of 鈥楯ason鈥檚 Law鈥
A bill in the New York State Legislature would create a system of loans and tax incentives for businesses willing to build safe parking facilities for truck drivers.
June 22, 2010NHTSA to Undertake Environmental Impact Statement for Heavy Trucks
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration plans to propose fuel efficiency standards starting with model year 2016 commercial medium- and heavy-duty on-highway vehicles, and said it will prepare and environmental impact statements as part of the procedure.
June 21, 2010Letters: Rate Setting, Fuel Efficiency, Restrictive Laws
About the two May 17 鈥渞ate setting鈥 letters: It鈥檚 important for trucking companies to understand that we are the ones who set the rates.
June 21, 2010ATRI Cites Greenhouse Gas Calculation Concerns
The American Transportation Research Institute released results of its study on greenhouse gas reporting tools and emissions models.
June 18, 2010L.A. Port OKs Plan to Ease Requirements for Minimum Number of Truck Trips
Harbor commissioners at the Port of Los Angeles late last week approved a proposal that will allow drayage operators 鈥 who were provided millions of dollars for the purchase of newer, cleaner trucks 鈥 to cut in half a requirement that they make a minimum of 300 annual trips to the port.
June 21, 2010FMCSA to Add Miles Traveled to CSA Crash-Risk Calculation
ARLINGTON, Va. 鈥 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, responding to trucking industry concerns, will change the way it 颅calculates a fleet鈥檚 crash risk under CSA 2010, said Administrator Anne Ferro.
June 21, 2010Leading Economic Indicators Show Improvement
An index of leading economic indicators rose 0.4% in May, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday.
June 17, 2010