LAS VEGAS — Help Inc., provider of the PrePass weigh-station bypass program, introduced a business intelligence tool to help fleets analyze their safety data.
October 1, 2016Special Coverage, Government, Business
PrePass Provider Introduces Safety Data Analytics Tool
Government
‘EPA Is Going Too Far’ With New Greenhouse-Gas Rule, Rep. Graves Says
New regulations unveiled Aug. 16 calling on heavy-duty truck makers to reduce emissions is the latest example of the Obama administration’s extreme regulatory agenda, a senior House Republican told Transport Topics.
August 17, 2016Government
EPA Offers $1 Million for Tribes to Clean Up Diesel Engines
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced the availability of up to $1 million in new grant money for tribal applicants to establish clean diesel projects.
June 16, 2016Special Coverage, Government, Business
PrePass Plus Expands to Include All Fleets
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — PrePass Plus has been expanded to include all fleets, the service’s nonprofit partner Help Inc., announced March 29. The firm formally issued its announcement at the Mid-America Trucking Show here.
April 2, 2016Government, Business
PrePass Expands Toll Bypass Program
PrePass' weigh station bypass technology is being expanded to become available to fleets of all sizes.
April 1, 2016Government
EPA Reaffirms Right to Regulate Trailers, Glider Kits in GHG Rule
Responding to criticism from trailer manufacturers and glider kit makers, the Environmental Protection Agency published a draft memorandum reaffirming the agency’s authority to regulate the two groups on carbon dioxide output and other greenhouse-gas emissions.
March 21, 2016Government
Phase 2 GHG Emissions Regulation Documents Released
Summaries of private industry meetings with Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration officials are among more than two dozen documents released by federal regulators related to a final Phase 2 heavy-duty truck greenhouse-gas emissions regulation.
March 3, 2016Government
EPA, NHTSA to Seek Comments on GHG
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will jointly publish a notice in the Federal Register on March 2 seeking comment on their proposal to tighten greenhouse-gas emissions for trucks.
March 1, 2016Government, Business
MoDOT Director Says 'Tidal Wave' of Repairs on Horizon, Urges Lawmakers to Act
The new director of the Missouri Department of Transportation on Jan. 26 continued his call to boost state transportation spending.
January 27, 2016Government
More Scrutiny for Trucks Unlikely After Volkswagen’s Emissions Scandal
Trucking’s extensive experience with diesel-engine regulations could help mitigate any possible fallout against the industry in the wake of Volkswagen Group’s problems with the federal government concerning the automaker’s use of engine software that appears to have manipulated pollution controls.
October 5, 2015