Mica Optimistic on Long-Term Transport Bill
Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.), chairman of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, told a group of shippers attending a Washington legislative policy forum Tuesday that he plans to get a long-term transportation reauthorization bill on the House floor sometime in May.
March 29, 2011Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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NAFTA Surface Trade Rises 19.5% in January
Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico rose 19.5% in January from a year earlier, the Department of Transportation said Tuesday.
March 29, 2011Calif. Ruling Not Expected to Halt Diesel Emissions Plan, ATA Says
A California judge late last week temporarily halted the state’s cap-and-trade plan aimed at reducing greenhouse gases emitted by large stationary sources.
March 29, 2011EPA Oversight of Diesel Grants Criticized
Ineffective oversight of the federal diesel emissions reduction grant program by the Environmental Protection Agency may have caused EPA to overstate the environmental benefits of the program, according to a new audit by the agency’s inspector general.
March 28, 2011FedEx, UPS Set New Asian Flights
UPS Inc. and FedEx Corp. Monday announced new flights connecting Asia with North America and Europe.
March 28, 2011ATA Remains ‘Poised’ to File Lawsuit if HOS Rule Is Unchanged, Windsor Says
American Trucking Associations is “poised” to file a lawsuit against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration if the agency adopts a proposed rule that could cut driver time to 10 hours a day, ATA Chairman Barbara Windsor said.
March 28, 2011CARB to Consider Additional Changes to Its Transport Refrigeration Unit Rule
The California Air Resources Board is considering amendments to its transport refrigeration unit regulation, including one that would extend the current seven-year in-use compliance period.
March 28, 2011Senate Bill Creates Infrastructure Bank to Back Transportation Projects
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators recently introduced a bill that would create a national infrastructure bank to issue loans and loan guarantees for transportation and other infrastructure projects of regional and national significance.
March 28, 2011Volvo, Union Reach Tentative Deal on New Five-Year Labor Contract
Volvo Trucks North America and the United Auto Workers said they reached a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract for workers at the heavy-duty New River Valley plant near Dublin, Va.
March 28, 2011Three Sentenced in Broker Fraud Scheme
Three California men have been sentenced to jail and ordered to pay restitution for a fraud scheme that involved double brokering of trucking loads.
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