U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/briefing-room.html FMCSA 14-10 Monday, September 27, 2010 Contact: Candice Tolliver… Read More »USDOT and USDOJ Fines Tornado Bus Company $55,000 for Violating Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Requirements
Diesel prices jumped more than 3 cents from Monday to Tuesday, according to Promiles, which showed an average price of $3.008 Tuesday, up 3.1 cents… Read More »Crude Oil, Diesel Prices Up Tuesday
Updated: 10/4/2010 4:20:00 PM UPS Inc. said it has purchased 130 hybrid electric vehicles, which the package carrier will launch into service next year. Thirty… Read More »UPS Buys 130 Hybrid Trucks
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance recognized three enforcement leaders who will make up the first-ever CVSA International Safety Team. The CVSA International Safety Team includes… Read More »CVSA Recognizes Safety-Minded Enforcement Officials
A settlement has been proposed in a lawsuit that has seen 256 former Arrow Trucking Co. drivers seeking payment for unpaid wages and violation of… Read More »Proposed Settlement in Arrow Driver Suit Would Pay $1.58 Million
A study by scientists at Columbia University found that mandatory alcohol testing programs for commercial truck drivers may have contributed to a significant reduction in… Read More »Study: Mandatory Alcohol Testing Cuts Risk of Alcohol Involvement in Fatal Crashes
In the “flash crash” on May 6, 2010, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped nearly 1,000 points only to recover more than 600 points by… Read More »Advice to Clients in Uncertain Markets
On Sept. 6, President Obama announced that his Administration will seek new funding for highway, rail and airport projects in an effort to spur job… Read More »Transportation, Tax Initiatives
Managing receivables is difficult in the best of times, and these challenges have been made even more difficult by the current economic environment. But there… Read More »Dealing With Clients in Financial Distress
The Department of Transportation has published a final rule extending the date for mandatory use of its updated Alcohol Testing Form from Aug. 1, 2010,… Read More »Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs
Senate Rejects Bill Extending Biodiesel Credit The Senate has voted down the bill to extend the biodiesel credit. The longer the industry goes without the… Read More »Bill Extending Biodiesel Credit
According to the Department of Energy, there has been a drop in the price of diesel by 1.8 cents this week. Information published by the… Read More »Decline in Diesel Price