In The News

• Construction of new homes plummeted in April

  By Derek Kravitz - The Associated Press
  Posted May 17th 2011 10:50AM

  WASHINGTON — Construction of new homes plummeted in April, dragged down by a major drop in apartment building....

• Oil falls near $98 as traders eye U.S. crude demand

  By Alex Kennedy - The Associated Press
  Posted May 16th 2011 8:14AM

  SINGAPORE — Oil prices fell to near $98 a barrel Monday in Asia amid investor concern soaring U.S. fuel costs ...

• Congress focuses on infrastructure, funding

  By David Tanner, Associate Editor - Land Line
  Posted May 16th 2011 8:01AM

  As Congress gets closer to drafting and debating a multiyear transportation authorization bill, lawmakers are offerin...

• Missouri senator goes on record opposing mileage tax

  By Henry C. Jackson - The Associated Press
  Posted May 13th 2011 6:00AM

  WASHINGTON  — Sen. Claire McCaskill told the Obama administration Thursday she opposes efforts to track d...

• FMCSA Considering Using DataQ's to Transmit Crash Accountability Information

  By Oliver B. Patton, Washington Editor - TruckingInfo.com
  Posted May 13th 2011 5:12AM

  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is considering using its CSA data correction system to gather informa...