By WAYNE RISHER, Scripps Howard News Service
Trucking group seeks higher weight limit on U.S. roads
The American Trucking Association is working to increase maximum weight loads for trucks on the nation's interstate highways.
Heavier trucks, more highway spending, and safer drivers and carriers are high on the trucking industry's wish list, an industry lobbyist says.
FedEx ties plane purchases to proposed union labor rules
FedEx could cancel contracts for $6.7 billion in American-made planes if Congress makes it easier for unions to organize the delivery giant's workers.
In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing last week, the delivery company disclosed that future commitments to buy Boeing 777s are contingent on FedEx Express' continued coverage by the Railway Labor Act.
FedEx delivering Christmas trees to 45 military bases
This holiday season, FedEx aims to plant some holiday spirit among America's armed forces by partnering with Christmas tree growers to ship live-cut trees to more than 45 military bases.
