21 Feb Elite UPS Safe Driver Group Grows to 9,349 UPS Inc. has announced the induction of 1,575 drivers into its "Circle of Honor," raising to 9,349 the number of drivers who have gone 25 years or more without an avoidable accident - accounting for nearly 10% of the UPS driver workforce. Read more...
21 Feb Embattled Ex-New Jersey DOT Chief Jamie Fox Dies Jamie Fox, who had been charged with conspiracy to commit bribery while New Jersey's transportation commissioner in 2014, died Feb. 20, local media outlets reported. Read more...
21 Feb Illinois DOT Funds Freight Study for Will County Intermodal Transportation Will County will receive a $750,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation to create a comprehensive freight mobility study with a goal of making intermodal transportation safer and more efficient, officials said. Read more...
21 Feb Indiana Lawmakers: Gas Tax Increase Might Get Reduced In Senate A final hike in Indiana's gas tax may not be as high as a measure passed out of the Indiana House of Representatives last week, some Wabash Valley legislators say. Read more...
21 Feb Crude Oil Could Plunge to as Low as $30 a Barrel Crude prices could plunge toward $30 a barrel - a rout of about 40% from current levels - unless OPEC extends production cuts that are propping up the market, ABN Amro Bank NV said. Read more...
20 Feb Cartoon Caption Classic: Week Three Results In Week Three of Cartoon Caption Classic, voters were asked to choose the best captions from up to two contestants to advance to the Week Four finals. See who prevailed and what their winning captions were! Read more...
20 Feb Transport Topics Closed for Presidents Day Transport Topics is closed for the Presidents Day holiday. We will resume Web publication on Tuesday, Feb. 21. The print edition content from the Feb. 20 edition is available online today in the left-hand column on our TTNews.com homepage. Read more...
17 Feb Senate Confirms Scott Pruitt to Lead EPA Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma's attorney general, was confirmed by the Senate on Feb. 17 to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Read more...
17 Feb Shale Drilling on a Roll as OPEC Cuts Keep Oil Above $50 Shale wildcatters pushed ahead on the biggest surge in U.S. oil drilling since 2012 as explorers take advantage of prices above $50 for more than two months. Read more...
17 Feb CSX Seen Restarting CEO Talks After Activist Softens His Demands CSX Corp. is expected to restart talks to install Hunter Harrison as CEO after an activist investor allied with the railroad turnaround veteran softened his demand for board representation, a Citigroup Inc. analyst said. Read more...