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United States Postal Service rolls out new prices to take effect in May
When postal-reform legislation—H.R. 6407, The Postal Accountability and Enforcement Act—was signed into law by President George W. Bush in late 2006, there was an initial consensus that the United States Postal Service (USPS) may be in a better position to compete with private sector bellwethers UPS, FedEx, and DHL. Read More
The Reliance Network makes its debut as U.S. long-Haul LTL network
Shippers looking for long-haul national and interregional less-than-truckload (LTL) service have a new option. The Reliance Network, a high-tech alliance among six top-flight regional carriers, is now offering what it claims is seamless, national LTL, truckload and supply chain freight services. Read More
Truckers fret over NAFTA “renegotiation” talk
Is the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) dying? Both Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama have made campaign promises to “renegotiate” the 14-year-old trade agreement that generally has resulted in a boom for U.S. trucking and railroad interests. Read More
Dodd and Hagel lead a bipartisan push for transportation infrastructure funding
Dodd and Hagel say this infrastructure bank would focus on infrastructure initiatives such as publicly-owned mass-transit systems, roads, and bridges, among others. And they added that projects with at least a potential Federal investment of $75 million the ones that the bank will focus on. Read More
Diesel prices - up, up, up
Diesel prices are rapidly approaching the $4 per gallon mark with another new record set for the fourth consecutive week, with a 15.5 cent increase to $3.974 per gallon. The average price per gallon for diesel has gone up 69.4 cents in the last four weeks. This week's price is 129.3 cents higher than the price last year at this time. Read More
DOT may extend Mexican truck plan
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) said late last week that the cross-border truck plan could conceivably continue for three more years. Read More
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