Appeals Court OKs ABF Suit Against YRC-Teamsters Deal
A U.S. appeals court last week reversed a lower court’s ruling that blocked ABF Freight System from challenging three cost-cutting agreements between YRC Worldwide Inc. and the Teamsters union.
July 11, 2011TT Podcasts: RoadSigns
Check out Transport Topics' updated Top 100 list of the largest logistics companies in North America, and explore how the industry's top players have adapted to a tough freight market and are preparing for the future.
ISM Services Index Slips but Shows Continued Expansion
An index of the U.S. economy’s service sector declined in June but still showed expansion, the Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday.
July 6, 2011N.Y. City Not Ticketing Trucks, Pending Appeal on Decals
New York City recently announced that it is not enforcing its truck decal requirement and has asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to reconsider a ruling that the city cannot require truckers to have such identification.
July 5, 2011Truck Groups Defend La.’s Anti-Indemnification Law
American Trucking Associations and the Louisiana Motor Transport Association have filed a brief supporting Louisiana’s anti-indemnification law against a lawsuit that calls it unconstitutional.
July 5, 2011EPA Expands SmartWay to Drayage Trucking With Initiative to Reduce Emissions at Ports
The Environmental Protection Agency has expanded its SmartWay Transport Partnership with a new initiative — one that aims to reduce emissions in drayage trucking.
July 4, 2011FMCSA to Examine Severity Weightings of CSA Violations at Roadside Inspections
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has asked its advisory committee to examine concerns about roadside violation severity weightings in the agency’s new safety program and to help develop wireless Internet-based electronic logging device technologies.
July 4, 2011ISM Manufacturing Index Rises in June
U.S. manufacturing activity rose in June, showing continued expansion for the 23rd consecutive month, the Institute for Supply Management said Friday.
July 1, 2011Consumer Confidence Drops in June
Consumer confidence fell in June, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
July 1, 2011DOT Sets $527 Million in New Transportation Grants
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Thursday that $527 million will be available for a third round of competitive transportation grants to fund infrastructure projects nationwide.
June 30, 2011Obama Wants Hersman to Continue Chairing NTSB
President Obama said he plans to re-nominate Deborah Hersman to a two-year term chairing the National Transportation Safety Board.
June 30, 2011