Jan 3, 2012 | Business Impact, Federal Legislation
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a final rule that employs the latest research in driver fatigue to make sure truck drivers can get the rest they need to operate safely when on the road. The new rule by the U.S. Department of...
Nov 30, 2011 | Business Impact, Business News, Taxation
AUGUSTA, Maine — Many Maine employers will see a slight increase in the taxes they pay to fund the state’s unemployment system come January. But even a small increase has employers upset, although not surprised… [snip] The amount of the increase ranges from...
Nov 11, 2011 | Business Impact, Business News, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulations, Industry News, Truck Weights
Senator Collins convinces House-Senate negotiators to approve plan to allow heavier trucks to use Maine’s federal interstates for at least 20 years WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the top Republican on the Senate Transportation Appropriations...
Sep 26, 2011 | Business Impact, Business News, Federal Regulations, Truck Weights
Full Senate Appropriations Committee agrees to include provision in funding bill that would allow heavier trucks to use Maine’s federal interstates. WASHINGTON, D.C.—The full Senate Appropriations Committee today approved a provision, authored by Senator Susan...
Aug 16, 2011 | Biomass, Business Impact, Economics, Environmental, Federal Regulations
The EPA has released its timeline for the MACT reconsideration period. By Lisa Gibson | July 28, 2011 Although the U.S. EPA had already announced in February that it would allow a reconsideration period for certain aspects of the Maximum Achievable Control Technology...