Transportation Compliance News

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Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow whats happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

GovernmentEquipmentSafety

Audit: Excessive Detention Time Contributes to Higher Crash Rate, Reduced Income

An audit of FMCSA safety data shows that truck driver detention time increases the number of fatal, injury and tow-away crashes, and costs drivers and motor carriers a significant loss of income.

February 6, 2018
GovernmentSafety

Inaction on Sleep Apnea Draws Ire of NTSB

Just months after U.S. rail and highway regulators said they were withdrawing plans to screen truckers and engineers for a dangerous sleep disorder, accident investigators believe that it contributed to two New York-area transit crashes.

February 6, 2018
GovernmentBusiness

Los Angeles Named City With Worst Traffic Congestion in the World

Los Angeles, a city where the average motorist spent 102 hours stuck in traffic in 2017, topped the list of most congested cities worldwide, according to transportation analytics firm INRIX.

February 6, 2018
Government

Trump to Unveil Outline of Infrastructure Plan Feb. 12

Details of a $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan that would propose funding for rural projects and streamlining the permitting process will be unveiled by President Donald Trump on Feb. 12, a White House official told Transport Topics.

February 6, 2018
GovernmentBusiness

I-74 Bridge Replacement Aims to Ease Mobility in Quad Cities Corridor

The Interstate 74 bridge replacement, a tandem project of the Iowa and Illinois departments of transportation, will increase capacity and facilitate mobility on an important corridor that links the two states.

February 5, 2018
Government

I Love NY Highway Signs to Come Down After Federal Pressure

The I Love New York signs that line New Yorks highways will start coming down, according to state transportation officials.

February 5, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Capitol Agenda for the Week of Feb. 5: Country Club Builder

Building hotels, resorts and country clubs isn't the same as building roads and bridges, according to one transportation policy expert. A look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

February 5, 2018
GovernmentLogisticsTCA

Washington Town Undertakes $52 Million Road Project to Ease Truck Traffic

UNION GAP, Wash. On a daily average, 3,400 trucks hauling freight travel along Main Street and Valley Mall Boulevard in Union Gap, Wash., just to access Interstate 82.

February 5, 2018
GovernmentLogisticsTCA

Special Truck Lane in New Mexico Speeds up Border Shipments

As NAFTA renegotiation talks wind down, a dedicated cargo lane for trucks is speeding up shipments from a massive Foxconn plant on the Mexican side of the Santa Teresa, N.M., border crossing.

February 2, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous

Canada Wants Electric, Driverless Cars to Factor in NAFTA

Canada wants North American automakers to get extra credit for making cars more environmentally friendly or able to drive themselves as negotiators try to bridge one of NAFTAs sharpest divides.

February 2, 2018