March 31, 2009
Written by: Brandon Borgna
A quick-thinking truck driver saved the life of an unconscious woman on Route 22 in W. Va. and prevented a potential highway disaster.After he noticed the elderly woman slumped over the wheel after suffering a heart attack, the truck driver...
March 27, 2009
Written by: Brad Stotler
Today's Long Beach Press-Telegram editorial, "The truth about Clean Trucks," has a message for the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, "It's time to stop maligning and misleading, and get on with banning dirty diesels."The editorial board agrees with...
March 27, 2009
Written by: Brandon Borgna
To say that officials of the City of Los Angeles, the Port of Los Angeles and the Natural Resources Defense Council are not taking well to their recent defeat in the U.S. Court of Appeals is like saying the Titanic...
March 24, 2009
Written by: Brandon Borgna
In exasperation over the U.S. Court of Appeals' March 20 ruling in favor of ATA, the Natural Resources Defense Council said, "This decision places in jeopardy the clean air goals at the ports, as well as every port infrastructure expansion...
March 20, 2009
Written by: Brandon Borgna
Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of ATA in the lawsuit against the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The Court elected to remand the case to the U.S. District Court, indicating...
March 20, 2009
Written by: Brandon Borgna
With a $2.6 billion transportation budget deficit over the next six years, the Commonwealth of Virginia is looking to cut highway costs. Their solution-- to eliminate most all of the Interstate Highway safety rest areas, a move that poses significant...
March 19, 2009
Written by: Brad Stotler
Organized labor's No. 1 priority in the 111th Congress, The Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (EFCA) was introduced March 10 with 40 Senate sponsors and 223 House sponsors. This contentious legislation would make organizing workforces easier by removing requirements...
March 11, 2009
Written by: Brandon Borgna
ATA's challenge to the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles' Concession Plans took another step forward on March 4 as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments. The U.S. Department of Justice joined ATA...
March 10, 2009
Written by: Brad Stotler
Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, renounced the Employee Free Choice (EFCA) yesterday during a morning appearance on CNBC, saying passage of the legislation would be a "mistake." Although Buffett endorsed President Obama during the 2008 election, the legendary investor...
