U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 06-11 Wednesday, March 9, 2011 Contact: Candice Tolliver Tel: 202-366-9999 or 202-306-4580 USDOT and USDOJ Fines Omnibus Express… Read More »USDOT and USDOJ Fines Omnibus Express $55,000 for Violating Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Requirements

By Oliver B. Patton, Washington Editor Additional details are emerging on the agreement between the U.S. and Mexico to reopen the border to long-distance trucking. A Department of Transportation official speaking on background confirmed that… Read More »Mexican Trucks Will Have EOBRs

 Updated: 3/8/2011 2:00:00 PM Due to a production error, Navistar’s ad in this week’s print edition, entitled “The Customer-Friendly Emissions Solution,â€� failed to print properly. As a result, much of the text on Page 3… Read More »Correction

Remarks by Anne S. FerroFMCSA AdministratorStifel Nicolaus Transportation ConferenceKey Biscayne, FloridaFebruary 15, 2011 Good afternoon. Thank you for inviting me to speak about how the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration advances roadway safety across our… Read More »Remarks by FMCSA Administrator Anne S. Ferro at the Stifel Nicolaus Transportation Conference

Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to be up 11 percent in March over the same month last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by… Read More »Retail Container Traffic to be Up 11 Percent in March

 Updated: 3/7/2011 9:00:00 AM Gasoline’s national average price jumped 33 cents in the past two weeks to an average $3.51 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday. Diesel also… Read More »Gasoline Jumps 33¢ in Two Weeks to $3.51, Lundberg Survey Says

By Truckinginfo Staff The price of crude oil rose past $104 a barrel Friday to end the week at the highest level since September 2008, as bad news from Libya and good news about the… Read More »Oil Prices Hit 29-Month High

 Updated: 3/4/2011 8:00:00 AM By James ScapellatoChief Executive Officer Scapellato Co. This Opinion piece appears in the Feb. 28 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Some trucking industry executives predicted the… Read More »Opinion: CSA

Owners of 2003-model-year transport refrigeration units have until the end of this month to meet new California Air Resources Board standards. Last November, the industry appealed to CARB for more time to bring model year… Read More »CARB Nears End of 90-Day Grace Period on 2003 TRUs

 Updated: 3/3/2011 8:40:00 AM Initial jobless claims fell to the lowest level in almost three years last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The 20,000 decline to 368,000 left claims at their lowest level since May… Read More »New Jobless Claims Take Biggest Drop in Three Years

By Truckinginfo.com Staff Discounted tolls went into effect Tuesday, March 1, for trucks using State Highways 130 and 45 in Austin, Texas. The 25 percent discount includes all vehicles with five or more axles. Trucks… Read More »Discounted Tolls for Truckers in Austin, Texas

 Updated: 3/3/2011 9:15:00 AM U.S. workers’ productivity rose at a 2.6% annual rate in the fourth quarter, matching an earlier estimate, the Labor Department said Thursday. The level followed a 2.3% gain in the third… Read More »Productivity Rises in Fourth-Quarter, Year