LaHood to Step Down in 2012
Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood has made it known that he will not be seeking a second term at that post. He said he would step down at the end of President Obama’s current term in 2012.
B.C. adjusts PNP to permanently include long-haul truckers
British Columbia has made changes to its provincial nominee program , including making a pilot project that includes long-haul truck drivers a permanent part of the program.
Federal Judge Orders Truck Transmission Antitrust Case to Proceed
Plaintiffs cleared another hurdle in their antitrust lawsuit against truck manufacturers — Wallach v. Eaton Corp — when a Delaware federal judge ruled that claims alleging the trucking giants conspired to create a monopoly should stand.
Mexican Carrier Gets Authority in Cross-Border Pilot
Transportes Olympic SA de CV has been cleared to be the first Mexican carrier in the Department of Transportation’s cross-border trucking pilot program. However, another Mexican carrier that has cleared a pre-authorization audit, Grupo Behr de Baja C…
B.C. adjusts PNP to permanently include long-haul truckers
VICTORIA, B.C. — British Columbia has made changes to its provincial nominee program (PNP), including making a pilot project that includes long-haul truck drivers a permanent part of the program. [Full Story]
GAO Takes on Highway Funding Questions
If you count all the money spent on highways in the last federal transportation program, each state got more than it put in to the Highway Trust Fund.That’s because Congress had to make substantial cash infusions from the General Treasury into the tr…
OH Turnpike tolls expected to go up 10% Jan. 1
New Turnpike Commission Chairman Jerry Hrudy says the increase, which is about 10 percent for cars and trucks, is necessary and already in the budget.
J.B. Reports Record Revenues, Earnings
J.B. Hunt Transport Services announced record third-quarter net earnings of $68.7 million and operating revenue of $1.17 billion, up 19% from a year ago, led by growth in its intermodal business.
Indiana Dairy Operation Planning to Recycle Natural Waste of Cows into Fuel for Delviery Vehicles
Recycling waste is an integral part of sustainable living in both small-scale homes and large-scale industrial operations. Fair Oaks Farms, a dairy farm in northwestern Indiana, is taking this concept to a new level.
Fans and fuel
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