Trucking interests have mixed reactions to President Bush's new Secretary of Transportation nominee, Mary Peters. The OOIDA noted that Ms. Peters is an advocate of future highway construction funding by toll roads instead of taxes and says "the nomination does not bode well" for opponents of public-private partnerships.
New emissions standards for 2007 and 2010 increasing technology of diesel engines and placing greater demands on skills of repair technicians
BMW teams up with Clear Channel Communications to offer free real-time traffic information on 2007 models