Feb 21, 2012 | Business Impact
MDOT has an interactive map of road postings HERE
Feb 7, 2012 | Business Impact, Business News
by Suz-Anne Kinney On December 16, after 18 years of halting progress, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has voted to approve Russia’s membership application. The Russian parliament has 6 months to ratify the agreement, and their membership will become final within...
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...
Dec 20, 2011 | Business Impact, Business News
By Nick Sambides Jr. EAST MILLINOCKET, Maine — Exactly a week after he said that Great Northern Paper Co. LLC didn’t regard Roxanne Quimby’s proposed 70,000-acre national park a threat to his industry, Peter Hanson is no longer GNP’s president, company officials...
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 18, 2011 | Business Impact, Federal Legislation, News, Truck Weights
The U.S. Senate, tonight, approved the Fiscal Year 2012 Transportation funding bill that includes a provision, written by Senator Susan Collins, that will allow the heaviest trucks to travel on federal interstates in Maine for 20 years instead of forcing them off the...