Transport, Trade and Regulation News

Although the banning of old, polluting trucks from the nation’s two largest ports appears to be a difficult requirement to circumvent, creative truckers in Southern Californi

Slumping home sales are dragging down volume for ocean and surface transportation carriers that rely on housing for shipments ranging from lumber to lounge chairs.

Thousands of small trucking operators fear they could be forced out of business when some of their CSA 2010 scores are made public this month, despite their satisfactory safety ratings

The U.S. unemployment rate jumped to 9.8 percent in November, taking some of the shine off a strong opening to the holiday retailing season and a gradually recovering economy.

The Federal Maritime Commission will receive Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye's report on her eight-month investigation into ocean carrier capacity and equipment shortages on Dec.

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to remove an exemption that Canadian shippers have from international regulations governing wood packing material.

Rep. Daniel Lipinsky, D-Ill., said he plans to introduce legislation that would name the Department of Transportation headquarters building in Washington, D.C., for Rep.

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer will outsource operations at its distribution facility near Knoxville, Tenn., to DHL Exel Supply Chain in a logistics restructuring that will include laying off about 186 w

Richard Lawrence, who covered international trade for The Journal of Commerce in Washington for more than 30 years, died Monday after a prolonged illness. He was 82.

The Cass Freight Index for shipments expanded 2.8 percent in November from the month before as the key measure of domestic shipping demand recovered from a brief downturn.

The final report by President Obama's deficit commission stuck with a plan offered earlier by its co-chairs to hike federal fuel taxes 15 cents a gallon but included a number of recommendations that c

Expansion in the manufacturing sector slowed in November, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index, which slipped to 56.6 from 56.9 a month earlier as factory inventories

U.S. companies added 93,000 jobs in November as small businesses hired more workers than at any time since December 2007, ADP Employer Services said in a monthly report

The Senate Tuesday morning passed by a 73-25 vote a bill that would give the Food and Drug Administration added authority to keep contaminated food out of the food chain.

Consumer confidence in the economy rose to a five-month high in November despite concern over jobs and overall business conditions, a private research group reported.

Trade using surface transportation between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico totaled $68.3 billion in September, up 19.3 percent from a year earlier, the Transportation Department reported.

The Federal Maritime Commission in 2011 will focus on the "Three Cs," containers, contracting and capacity, according to Chairman Richard A. Lidinsky Jr.

The Obama administration is formally introducing its emission and fuel efficiency rules for heavy trucks and other freight-hauling vehicles, starting a 60-day countdown for public comment.

Steel imports in October declined 13.7 percent from the previous month as demand softened and companies kept inventories tight.

French trucking, logistics and forwarding company Norbert Dentressangle is buying UK road transporter and forwarder TDG.

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As the effort to reshape federal rules on railroads’ rate-setting power shifts to the Surface Transportation Board, it is becoming clear that nothing will change quickly.

A bill that would give the Food and Drug Administration new authority to regulate imported and domestic food chains is a critical piece of unfinished business before the lame-duck 111th Congress.

In the increasingly contentious world of airline security, one thing on which everyone agrees is that the mandatory deadlines air carriers must meet in filing air cargo manifests isn’t working.

The Georgia Ports Authority may face more hurdles before a project to deepen the Savannah River to 48 feets gets under way, but it looks like the Army Corps of Engineers may be able to start the proje

Amid Republican electoral gains in Congress and a new focus on ways to pare down the budget deficit, transportation groups can take hope from several new reports that support an increase in infrastruc

Surprise visitors arrived at the headquarters of Horizon Lines, Sea Star Line and Crowley Maritime on April 17, 2008.

Japanese imports from the U.S.

Cities and states issued more than $150 billion worth of Build America Bonds for a wide range of infrastructure needs, the Treasury Department reported.

Orders and shipments for durable goods fell in October while inventories rose, reflecting a slowing of business equipment investment from the high post-recession levels earlier this year.

Applications for unemployment benefits fell last week for the fourth time in six weeks, declining to the lowest point since July 2008, the Labor Department said.

APL Logistics hired two veteran intermodal experts to strengthen its inland transport capabilities.

The president’s deficit reduction commission should reject proposals that would reduce investment in the nation’s waterways and ports, the National Waterways Conference said Tuesday.

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach approved an update to their ground-breaking 2006 clean air action that calls for a significant reduction in pollution from vessels and line-haul locomotives.

The Federal Aviation Administration is asking for $838,250 in civil penalties from two shippers and an aviation maintenance company for violating aircraft hazardous cargo and safety rules.

The end is near for the Federal Maritime Commission’s high-profile investigation into carrier capacity and equipment shortages.

The U.S. economy expanded at an annual rate of 2.5 percent in the third quarter, spurred by increased personal consumption, inventories, exports and business investment in new equipment.

The Department of Energy is putting a $50 million conditional loan commitment behind the development of a wheelchair accessible passenger van.

Department of Transportation spending, under the 2009 economic stimulus law, reached $22.65 billion as of Nov.

Popular legislation that supports U.S. ports’ efforts to reduce emissions for diesel engines will likely be considered early in the 112th Congress.