In The News

• Oil rises above $43 as investors eye inventories

  By Alex Kennedy - The Associated Press
  Posted Mar 4th 2009 1:22AM

  SINGAPORE — Oil prices rose above $43 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as regional stock markets rallied and investor...

• New data on drivers to be available to employers

  By Derek Hinton - The Trucker News Services
  Posted Mar 4th 2009 1:09AM

  There will soon be more information available to motor carriers when pre-screening drivers. Public Law 109-59, Secti...

• Senate soundly defeats McCain's effort to strip earmarks from appropriations bill

  By The Associated Press
  Posted Mar 4th 2009 1:06AM

  WASHINGTON  — The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to preserve thousands of earmarks in a $410 billion ...

• Vote expected to freeze Kentucky gas tax before drop

  By Joe Biesk - The Associated Press
  Posted Mar 4th 2009 12:57AM

  FRANKFORT, Ky. — A looming dip in the state’s gas tax likely won’t come to fruition. Lawmakers ...

• Obama hails beginning of new highway construction

  By The Associated Press
  Posted Mar 4th 2009 12:45AM

  WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Tuesday that $28 billion from his economic recovery program that is be...