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Trucking adds 5,300 jobs in January

February 03, 2012

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  The for-hire trucking industry added 5,300 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis in January, while payroll employment in the entire U.S. economy surged by 243,000 civilian nonfarm jobs, ...

The details: T&I Committee approves American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act

February 03, 2012

The Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee today approved the American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act jobs legislation to reauthorize and reform federal surface transportation programs and rebuild the nation’s ...

T&I Committee passes American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act

February 03, 2012

The Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee approved H.R. 7, the American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act, by a vote of 29 to 24, the Office of U.S. Rep. John L. ...

Navistar submits MaxxForce 13 to EPA for emissions certification

February 01, 2012

Navistar told attendees at a Feb. 1 stock analyst meeting at the company's brand new world headquarters in Lisle, Ill., that it has submitted its MaxxForce 13 diesel engine to ...

TIGER 2012: $500 million for surface transportation

February 01, 2012

Following President Obama's call in his State of the Union address for greater infrastructure investment as part of “An America Built to Last,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray ...

I-40 West closed by rockslide in Tennessee

February 01, 2012

Both lanes of Interstate 40 West near the Tennessee-North Carolina border have been closed Jan. 31 following a rockslide between mile markers 450 and 451, the Tennessee Department ...

American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act introduced

February 01, 2012

The American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act has been introduced in the House and posted to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee website. The initiative is a long-term bill that reforms ...

Altmire opposes increased truck weight standards in surface transportation reauthorization

January 31, 2012

U.S. Congressman Jason Altmire (Pa.-04), a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, on Jan. 31 announced his opposition to a provision within the American ...

CARB says Navistar credits to sell engines ending

January 31, 2012

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has informed Navistar its pollution credits allowing it to sell heavy-duty engines that don’t comply with 2010 environmental standards will expire in ...

Cat reports 2011 full-year, Q4 results; profits up 83 percent

January 30, 2012

Caterpillar Inc. delivered record-breaking 2011 sales and revenues of $60.138 billion, an increase of 41 percent from $42.588 billion in 2010, citing "outstanding execution and stronger global demand," as the ...

Granite Construction releasing Q4 results Feb. 22

January 30, 2012

Granite Construction Inc. will release full year and fourth quarter 2011 financial results on Feb. 22, 2012, after the market closes. The company will host an investor ...

Sen. Cornyn introduces legislation to authorize Keystone XL Pipeline

January 30, 2012

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Jan. 30 joined a bipartisan group of senators, including Sens. Hoeven (R-N.D.), Lugar (R-Ind.), and Vitter (R-La.), to announce they will introduce legislation to ...
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