24 Sep Charges Reduced for Three Truck Drivers Hauling Legal Hemp Through Idaho Three truck drivers arrested on felony marijuana trafficking charges in the past 18 months for hauling loads of legal hemp through Idaho have agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanors in return for suspended jail sentences and fines. Read more...
24 Sep Truck Tonnage in August Climbs 4.1% Seasonally adjusted truck tonnage rose 4.1% in August compared with a year earlier, according to American Trucking Associations’ For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index. Read more...
24 Sep Universal Postal Union Rejects Trump’s Favored Reform Plan In a showdown Sept. 24 at a Universal Postal Union meeting, countries rejected the Trump administration’s favored approach to an international mail problem that is making the U.S. consider leaving the 145-year-old body. Read more...
24 Sep Spear to Target Jury Verdicts, HOS, Infrastructure at MCE The head of American Trucking Associations plans to focus on fighting back against large court verdicts against the industry, continuing the push for a national infrastructure package and working toward reform for federal hours-of-service rules when the industry gathers for ATA's annual Management Conference & Exhibition in San Diego. Read more...
24 Sep Senate Committee Advances Labor Nominee Scalia to Chamber Floor Eugene Scalia’s nomination to become the next Secretary of Labor in the Trump administration was advanced by a U.S. Senate committee Sept. 24. Read more...
24 Sep EPA Threatens California Highway Funding Over Smog-Choked Skies The Environmental Protection Agency notified California in a letter Sept. 24 that it has failed to file complete plans for fighting conventional air pollution and may lose highway funding as punishment. Read more...
24 Sep Consumer Confidence Declines by Most in Nine Months U.S. consumer confidence posted the biggest drop since the start of the year as Americans’ expectations for the economy and the job market deteriorated, posing a risk to the household spending that is underpinning growth. Read more...
24 Sep Minnesota DOT Identifies Strategies for Decarbonization The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released a report that provides recommendations for reducing greenhouse gas emissions across modes of surface transportation, including heavy trucks. Read more...
24 Sep Daimler Fined $960 Million to Settle Rigged Diesel-Car Probe German prosecutors fined Daimler AG 870 million euros for “negligent violation” in a probe into selling rigged diesel cars. Read more...
24 Sep Home Price Index Rises at Slowest Pace Since 2012 Home-price gains in 20 U.S. cities decelerated in July for a 16th straight month, as values proved still too elevated for buyers despite low mortgage rates. Read more...