WASHINGTON: The Teamsters recently launched a campaign that aims to stop the Department of Transportation (DOT) from allowing Mexican trucks to cross the US border.

WASHINGTON: The Travel Industry Association (TIA) has launched a campaign encouraging presidential candidates to talk more about solutions to US travel problems, such as long security lines.

DETROIT: GM's communications team is increasing outreach to tech audiences after CEO Rick Wagoner unveiled potential updates to its OnStar feature at the Consumer Electronics Show.

How many times have you been on a plane getting ready to take off and watched people furiously typing and scrolling away on their BlackBerrys in order to get out one last e-mail before takeoff and they're forced to "Turn off all electronic devices"? Well, to the delight of many a business traveler and Web addict, those days may soon be a thing of the past.

EL SEGUNDO, CA: Air New Zealand has named CRT/tanaka AOR for North America, replacing incumbent Cohn & Wolfe.

The October 25 maiden commercial flight of Airbus' A380 (operated by Singapore Airlines) attracted worldwide media attention.

CAMBRIDGE, MA: Car sharing service Zipcar has named CooperKatz its new corporate AOR, PRWeek has learned.