As more than 110 million people settle in Sunday night to watch Kansas City and San Francisco battle in Super Bowl LVIII, few will think about how their favorite snacks and party foods made it into their living rooms — or about the sheer volume of food. The latest consumer spending data from the National…
New data from Lloyd’s List Intelligence shows an acceleration of tankers diverting away from the Red Sea. Since Jan. 12, when the first of three U.S.-led military strikes began on Houthi land targets, more than 106 tankers have changed routes to avoid the area. Lloyd’s List is tracking the rapid drop in transits of tankers…
WASHINGTON — A proposed rule aimed at cracking down on junk fees charged to consumers has caught the attention of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The proposed rule, issued by the Federal Trade Commission last year, would, among other things, allow the FTC to seek civil penalties against fraudsters and more readily obtain financial…
Federal investigators plan to release the cause of last year’s Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, this summer. On Wednesday, the National Transportation Safety Board announced it will hold its final board meeting on the incident at 9:30 a.m. ET on June 25 at East Palestine High School. During the meeting, the NTSB…
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are taking the next step toward creating regulations aimed at protecting women and minority truck drivers from sexual assault and harassment. In a request for information (RFI) scheduled to be published on Thursday, FMCSA outlined plans for a study to quantify the frequency and severity of sexual assault and sexual harassment…