Border Plan Starts Second Year; Participation Remains Low
A year after U.S. officials agreed to allow Mexican trucks into the country, only four Mexican carriers are participating, far below the number the United States has said would be needed to judge the safety of Mexican trucks.
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House Measure Would Block Mandated Use of EOBRs
The House on Friday passed a transportation spending measure that would block rules requiring electronic onboard recorders on trucks.
June 29, 2012Consumer Confidence Drops to Lowest Level This Year
Consumer confidence dropped in June to the lowest level this year, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
June 29, 2012Consumer Spending Unchanged in May
U.S. Consumer spending was unchanged in May, the weakest reading since November, the Commerce Department said Friday.
June 29, 2012First-Quarter GDP Unrevised at 1.9%
The U.S. economy grew at a 1.9% annual rate in the first quarter, the Commerce Department said Thursday, holding an earlier estimate.
June 28, 2012Court Upholds EPA on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
A federal appeals court backed the Obama administration's campaign to limit greenhouse-gas emissions, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
June 27, 2012NAFTA Surface Trade Rises 8.2% in April
Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico rose 8.2% in April from a year ago, the Department of Transportation reported.
June 26, 2012Virginia I-95 Toll Plan Would Feature One Location North of N.C.
The portion of Interstate 95 running through Virginia would have one tolling location — near the North Carolina state line — under a plan Virginia is preparing for the federal government.
June 26, 2012Minnesota Truck Crashes, Fatalities Drop
Crashes involving trucks in Minnesota declined 4% in 2011 compared with 2010 and the number of fatalities dropped 45%, according to the latest annual truck crash report released this month by the state’s Department of Public Safety.
June 26, 2012FMCSA Removes 287 Drivers in Drug and Alcohol Investigation
A federal investigation into drug and alcohol safety records resulted in 287 commercial truck and bus drivers being removed from the roads, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said.
June 26, 2012