Updated: 3/11/2011 8:00:00 AM By Randolph Smith and Barbara Koosa RyanFederal Tax Partners Grant Thornton This Opinion piece appears in the March 7 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. What was… Read More »Opinion: S Corporations and Trucking
In a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), expressed concern of U.S. DOT funding or EOBRs for Mexican carriers participating in the pilot program. DeFazio called proposal that would require… Read More »Rep. Defazio Opposes Funding for Mexican EOBRs, Questions Authority to Grant Mexican Carriers Permanent Access
Updated: 3/8/2011 8:30:00 AM Trimac Transportation Ltd.’s fourth-quarter earnings rose to C$4.5 million, or 10 Canadian cents per unit, up from C$1.2 million, or 2 cents, a year ago. Revenue rose to C$75 million, from… Read More »Trimac's 4Q Income Improves
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 05-11 Wednesday, March 9, 2011 Contact: Candice Tolliver Tel: (202) 366-9999 or (202) 306-4580 FMCSA Reaches Settlement Agreement… Read More »FMCSA Reaches Settlement Agreement in National Association of Small Trucking Companies Litigation on the Compliance Safety Accountability Program
Updated: 3/8/2011 8:45:00 AM 14th Straight Diesel Gain Leaves Price Highest Since 2008 Diesel took a big jump for the second straight week, spiking 15.5 cents to $3.871 a gallon — its biggest increase and… Read More »Diesel Surges 15.5¢ to $3.871; Gasoline Jumps 13.7¢ to $3.52 a Gallon
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