WASHINGTON — A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration advisory committee gave its blessing to a preliminary plan by the agency to eliminate 12 mostly outdated “nothing burger” commercial vehicle regulations to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order to ease regulatory burdens on businesses.
June 13, 2017Government, Safety
Ordered to Cut Regulations, FMCSA Panel Identifies 12 'Nothing Burger' Rules
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, 2017Jim 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, 2017Business, 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, 2016Business, 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, 2016Government
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, 2013Government
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, 2013Government
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, 2011Government
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