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LaHood Blasts Insurance Group that Claims Texting Bans Are Ineffective
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) drew an angry rebuke from Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood over a study the group released that showed no relation between texting bans and fewer car crashes.
Bill Would Provide Tax Credit for Part of Purchase of Idle-Technology
WASHINGTON—A tax credit for half the purchase of idle-reduction technologies has been included in a bill introduced by Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., and Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine.
Supply Chain Consolidation Could Save US Government $500bn
The US government could save an estimated $500bn over the next decade by undertaking a program of supply chain optimization, it has been claimed.
Rail Fuel Surcharge Challenge Moves to Hearing
Plaintiffs want case treated as class action against top U.S. carriers.
Softening Chinese Recovery Threatens Peak Season High
A softer than expected China market, just when it ought to grow hotter, has airlines worried that the 2010 peak season may falter and undermine this year’s recovery in yield.
Container Terminal Operators Face Strong Competition
Traffic growth slows, capacity builds to surplus in key markets.
PMI Down, but Manufacturing Sector Still Growing
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in September for the 14th consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 17th consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business released Friday, Oct. 1.