President Obama nominated Scott Darling for Senate consideration to be the fifth head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, where he is currently chief counsel.
August 5, 2015Government
Obama Taps Darling to Be FMCSA Administrator
Government
Transportation Department, ATA Spar Over Meaning of Report by Congressional Agency
A Government Accountability Office report on statistical methodology at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration generated a celebration by Department of Transportation officials and charges of excessive spin control by American Trucking Associations.
August 4, 2015Government, Business
Aggressive Roadcheck Inspections Lead to Bump in Citations
U.S. truck and bus safety inspections surged in early June, coinciding with International Roadcheck, the safety campaign by North American law enforcement departments.
August 4, 2015Business
CRST Founder Herald Smith Dies at 91; Iowa-Based Fleet Is One of Largest in US
Herald Smith, the founder of CRST International, died July 27 at his summer home in Wisconsin at age 91 after a brief illness.
August 3, 2015Business
CRST Founder Smith Dies at 91
Herald Smith, the founder of CRST International, died July 27 at his summer home in Wisconsin at age 91.
July 28, 2015Business, Government, Safety, Fuel
Groups Say Road Funding Threatened by Proposal on Ground Ozone Limit
WASHINGTON — A small change in the limit for ground-level ozone emissions could lead to wide-scale noncompliance of environmental rules and could lead to the federal government’s yanking funding commitments for infrastructure projects, business groups said.
July 27, 2015Government, Business
EPA Rule Change Could Result in Noncompliance, Loss of Federal Funding, Chamber of Commerce Says
WASHINGTON — A small change in the cap for ground-level ozone emissions could lead to wide-scale noncompliance of environmental rules, and a major business group says that could be flipped into the federal government yanking funding commitments for highway and transit projects.
July 22, 2015Business
Daimler Settles EEOC Lawsuit for $40,000
Daimler Trucks North America has settled a civil lawsuit with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and will pay $40,000 related to a complaint filed by a former company employee.
July 21, 2015Government, Business, Safety
Glider Industry May Lose Business Under GHG Plan, EPA, Makers Say
The new federal greenhouse-gas proposal for trucks includes a provision that could reduce the appeal of glider kits if the proposal becomes final.
July 20, 2015Business
Con-way Freight Will Add 875 Freightliner Trucks to Fleet
Less-than-truckload carrier Con-way Freight said it is purchasing 875 new trucks in order to update its fleet of linehaul and pickup/delivery vehicles.
July 16, 2015