Industry Supports Selection of Ferro to Lead FMCSA
Trucking industry groups closed ranks in support of Anne Ferro to head the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, after the Teamsters union and a handful of advocacy groups said they opposed her nomination.
June 15, 2009Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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Intermodal, Rail Traffic Decline
Intermodal rail traffic fell 20.1% last week compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.
June 12, 2009Oil Rises Over $72 a Barrel
Oil rose past $72 a barrel in after-hours trading Wednesday for the first time in seven months, Bloomberg reported.
June 11, 2009Echo Acquires Raytrans Distribution
Echo Global Logistics said that it has acquired Raytrans Distribution Services, a transportation brokerage firm.
June 10, 2009DOT Freight Index Falls 8.5% in April
The Department of Transportation said its freight transportation services index fell 8.5% in April from a year earlier to its lowest level in seven years.
June 10, 2009Obama to Nominate Hersman as NTSB Chairman
President Obama will nominate Deborah Hersman, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board, to be the board's chairman, the White House said.
June 10, 2009ATA Outlines Safety Agenda
American Trucking Associations Tuesday announced a new safety agenda that the group said will reduce crashes while saving lives and money.
June 9, 2009Opinion: Even on Foot, Trucking Is Risky Business
The overall health of the trucking industry is vital to our economy, but research shows it’s still plagued by higher death and injury rates than many other industries — and not just as the result of highway collisions. Truckers need to be as careful on foot as they are behind the wheel.
June 9, 2009Canada Considering EOBR Standard
A Canadian government panel has asked the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators to develop a federal standard for use of electronic onboard recorders, the Canadian Trucking Alliance said.
June 9, 2009Teamsters Oppose Ferro Nomination; Trucking Groups Supportive
The Teamsters union said it opposes the nomination of Anne Ferro to be the next administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, but one of the main groups that has often been allied with the union on safety issues was not a signatory to its letter to the Obama administration.
June 8, 2009