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Happy 4th Anniversary Women In Trucking Association!
- / N2N / – May of 2007, Ellen Voie founded the Women In Trucking Association (WIT) with a dream of making the industry better for women and all drivers. After four years, WIT and Ellen Voie have come a long way. With over 1600 members comprised of both drivers, carriers and others in the [...]
DOT’s Maritime Administration Issues Piracy Warning
WASHINGTON – / N2N / – The U. S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration has issued a warning to ship operators of anticipated increase in piracy attacks in the Gulf of Aden region from October through early December due to the end of monsoon season. More favorable weather conditions allow for small boat activity in [...]
Truckers Must Comply With Federal & State Laws
- / N2N / – Truckers have to comply with the rules of the road of every state in which they operate. In addition, the federal government, under the auspices of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), has its own rules for truckers at 49 C.F.R. Part 392. FMCSA Regulations on Operation of Large [...]
FMCSA Nabs 109 Commercial Drivers for Drug & Alcohol Violations
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that 109 commercial bus and truck drivers were removed from the roads and more than 175 carriers face enforcement actions as a result of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s annual drug and alcohol strike force sweep that occurred from June 21 through July 2. “If [...]
National Distracted Driving Summit Set for September
WASHINGTON – / N2N / – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that the second National Distracted Driving Summit will be held on September 21, 2010, in Washington, DC. To build on the growing momentum sparked by the first summit last fall, Secretary LaHood will convene leading transportation officials, safety advocates, law enforcement, industry [...]
April Surface Trade with Canada – Mexico up 32.4% from April 2009
/ N2N / – Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 32.4 percent higher in April 2010 than in April 2009, reaching $65.8 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The 32.4 percent [...]
March Mexico-Canada Surface Trade up 37% Over March 2009
- / N2N / – Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 37.0 percent higher in March 2010 than in March 2009, reaching $69.9 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The 37.0 [...]
New Technology to Pinpoint Freight Congestion Launched
WASHINGTON, DC – / N2N / – A new technology tool will help transportation planners, operators, and private shippers and carriers plan ahead by identifying key traffic chokepoints on some of the nation’s busiest roads, the Federal Highway Administration announced today. “We are always looking for new and creative ideas that will enable us to [...]
Women Urged to Earn Techology Degrees for Transportation Careers
- / N2N / – To help counter an anticipated shortage of skilled transportation workers, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today signed an agreement with the Women’s Transportation Seminar International to encourage women to complete undergraduate and graduate degrees in science, technology, engineering and math – while pursuing careers in transportation. “There’s tremendous opportunity out [...]
New Rules Proposed to Prevent Railroad Crew Distractions
- / N2N – / U.S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today continued his campaign to stop distracted driving by announcing a proposed rule to prohibit the improper use of distracting electronic devices by on-duty railroad operating employees. If adopted, the rules would explicitly restrict and in some cases prohibit the use of cell phones and [...]
February Canada – Mexico Surface Trade Up 24.1%
- / N2N / – Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 24.1 percent higher in February 2010 than in February 2009, reaching $59.5 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The 24.1 [...]
DOT Study Blames U.S. Freight Trucks & Others for Greenhouse Gas
- / N2N / – A number of strategies can be used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation, such as using low-carbon fuels, increasing vehicle fuel economy, improving system efficiency and reducing travel that involves high levels of carbon emissions, according to a report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). “Reducing [...]
Freight Transportation Services Index for February Rises .3 Percent
- / N2N / – The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) rose 0.3 percent in February from its January level, rising for the second consecutive month, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. BTS, a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, reported that the Freight TSI index has [...]
