The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced that in July, it will hold two live question-and-answer sessions about electronic logging devices. The hour-long sessions will enable participants to submit ELD-related questions to be answered by FMCSA’s ELD subject matter experts.
United States gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 1.2 percent in the first quarter of 2017, according to the “second” estimate released by the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).
A group of 32 chief executive officers from major companies sent a letter to the White House, urging President Trump to move quickly on an update of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the United States, Canada and Mexico, but not to mess with the underlying structure, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The U.S. Conference of Mayors has formed a task force on infrastructure aimed at working with President Trump and Congress to develop and pass a major infrastructure package. The Task Force on Infrastructure will be chaired by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who was appointed by USCM’s president, Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett.
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark lending rate a quarter point and continued to project two more increases this year, signaling more vigilance as inflation approaches its target.
After some two years, rules governing truckers’ use of a 34-hour restart have been settled by a report issued by the Department of Transportation. The new study confirms that truckers’ 34-hour restarts will not require two 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. periods and will not be limited to once per week.
What happens next for North American trade talks? It’s not just Canadians and Mexicans who’d like to know. So would members of the United States Congress, who actually have a legal role in trade talks. The American law allowing fast-track approval for trade deals sets out two necessary steps involving lawmakers: first, the president must […]
The trucking and rail industries, often at odds in Washington, are teaming up to press the incoming Trump administration to limit the ability of transportation regulators to write new rules. (This article requires a subscription to the Wall Street Journal. To access, please click on the above link.)
America brings in lots of cars and auto parts from Mexico. It’s by far the No. 1 good shipped north of the border. If you take away those shipments, the U.S. wouldn’t have a trade deficit with Mexico. The U.S. imported $78 billion of cars and auto parts in 2015 from Mexico. America’s overall trade […]
While the federal government’s electronic logging device mandate is likely shielded from interference from President-elect Donald Trump, Republican control in Washington gives the industry hope for a loosened and more accountable regulatory environment, industry groups said in recent weeks.
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