First-Quarter GDP Revised Downward to 3%
First-quarter gross domestic product was revised downward to 3% from an originally reported 3.2%, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
May 27, 2010Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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Opinion: Congress Should Tread Lightly With Brokers
As a former New York Department of Transportation regulator and a current player in the motor carrier transportation industry, I have followed the concerns voiced by members of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and the Transportation Intermediaries Association, which represents property brokers and other third-party intermediaries.
May 26, 2010China’s Dongfeng Motors to Build New Truck Plant
China’s Dongfeng Motor Group Co. will spend $146 million to build a heavy truck factory in that country’s Hubei province, Bloomberg reported.
May 26, 2010DOT Study Identifies Possible Fuel Efficiency Strategies
A new Department of Transportation study hints that the Obama administration’s ambitious plans to increase heavy truck fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gases emissions will likely rely on a combination of existing aerodynamic design technologies and future diesel engine modifications that have barely left the laboratory or are still under development.
May 25, 2010LaHood Commends Kansas’ New Law Banning Texting While Driving
Kansas’ move to become the 26th state to outlaw texting while driving has drawn praise from U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood for pushing the country past the halfway mark to a nationwide ban on the practice.
May 25, 2010LaHood Calls Canada’s Bridge Offer ‘Extraordinary’
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood called Canada’s offer to pay up to $550 million for the U.S. side of a proposed new bridge between Detroit and Ontario “quite extraordinary,” the Canadian Press reported.
May 25, 2010Consumer Confidence Rises in May
Consumer confidence grew this month to its highest level since March 2008, the New York-based Conference Board reported.
May 25, 2010Boyd Bros. Orders 325 Navistar Tractors
Flatbed carrier Boyd Bros. Transportation has ordered 325 trucks with 2010 engines from Navistar Inc., the manufacturer said Thursday.
May 24, 2010Still No Border Solution
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May 24, 2010U.S. to Set Truck Fuel Goals
The Obama administration was set last week to outline a path to national fuel-economy standards for large trucks, bringing industry and government officials to the White House to announce a plan that could aim at driving habits as well as equipment changes to reduce fuel use.
May 24, 2010