Regulations News Updates

Government

Suppliers Scrambling to Provide Technology to Help Private Fleets Meet New Regulations

CINCINNATI — Shipper-owned fleets are ramping up the use of technology to help meet new federal regulations related to the transportation of food, the adoption of electronic logs for drivers and making their trucking operations more efficient.

May 8, 2017

Jim Burnley, Former DOT Secretary, on Regulations, P3s and More

Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Jim Burnley on infrastructure, P3s, regulation rollback, TIGER grants and more.

March 17, 2017
Business, Technology, Government

McLeod Sees Opportunity in ‘Uncertain Times’

SAN ANTONIO — Upcoming regulations, the presidential election, a softer freight market and supply chain disruptions are contributing to “uncertain times” for the trucking industry. But those challenges also present opportunities for fleets that are better prepared than their competitors, McLeod Software’s CEO said.

September 26, 2016
Business, Government

Trucking Airs Concerns to House Panel; HOS Restart, Highway Funding Top List

Truckers and other transportation stakeholders last week voiced a variety of regulatory, infrastructure and funding concerns to the House Highways and Transit Subcommittee.

September 26, 2016
Government

TCA Chairman Kretsinger to Set His Focus on Helping Fleets Prep for New Regulations

LAS VEGAS — Lawyer-turned-trucker Tom Kretsinger, the new chairman of the Truckload Carriers Association, last week staked out an ambitious goal: Prepare the industry for new federal health care, disability and discrimination standards that are complex and sometimes contradictory.

March 11, 2013
Government

Complicated Regulations Challenge Heavy Specialized Carriers, Fleet Execs Say

Fleets that haul the nation’s largest and heaviest freight — such as bridge girders, huge generators or industrial tires that can weigh 30,000 pounds each — first have to master a challenging regulatory environment unlike any other in trucking, according to fleet executives.

January 28, 2013
Government

House Republicans Target Federal Regulations

House Republicans are seeking businesses’ input in an effort to cut back on regulations deemed too onerous to business, the Washington Post reported Monday.

February 7, 2011
Government

Obama to Launch Regulatory Review to Spur Job Growth

President Obama plans a government-wide review of federal regulations in an effort to eliminate rules that hinder economic growth, he wrote in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece published Tuesday.

January 18, 2011