Consumer Price Index Rises
The consumer price index rose 0.3% in September, the slowest pace in three months, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
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States Get More Back from Highway Trust Fund Than They Collect, GAO Says
Every state receives more in highway funding than it is contributing to the Highway Trust Fund via federal fuel taxes and truck excise taxes, said a new study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
October 18, 2011ATA’s Costello Sees Mixed Economic Picture for Trucking
The economic outlook for trucking is “muddled at best, with the industry facing softening demand and rising costs,” American Trucking Associations’ Chief Economist Bob Costello said at the group’s annual conference in Texas this week.
October 18, 2011Obama Expedites Tappan Zee Bridge Replacement Plan in N.Y.
Replacement work on the Tappan Zee Bridge across the Hudson River north of New York City could begin as early as next year under a federal program to expedite large infrastructure projects.
October 17, 2011U.S. Exporters, ATA Welcome Mexican Carrier’s Operating Clearance
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s decision to allow a Mexico-based carrier to operate in the United States received praise from U.S. groups whose exports to Mexico will soon be free from retaliatory tariffs.
October 17, 2011Infrastructure Bank Will Not Happen, Mica Says at Congressional Hearing
WASHINGTON — President Obama’s proposal for a $10 billion national infrastructure bank is “dead on arrival,” the chairman of the House transportation committee said last week, and other Republicans on the panel said the bank was unnecessary because its goals could be achieved through other means.
October 17, 2011Consumer Confidence Drops
Consumer confidence declined this month, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
October 14, 2011Infrastructure Bank ‘Dead on Arrival,’ House Transportation Committee Says
WASHINGTON — House Republicans attacked President Obama’s proposal for a national infrastructure bank at a hearing Wednesday, saying it is unnecessary and its goals could be achieved through other means.
October 13, 2011Teamsters, Safety Groups Press Obama on HOS Changes
Highway safety advocates and the Teamsters union have written to President Obama asking him to “expeditiously more forward” on the new hours of service rule proposed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
October 11, 2011FMCSA Rejects Challenge to Mexico Border Crossings
Allowing Mexican trucks to haul freight across the U.S. border does not pose the kind of “significant” truck-emissions issues that would require a full environmental impact study, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said.
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