A congressionally mandated study on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations hours-of-service restart rule failed to demonstrate conclusively that a controversial 2013 restart rule, calling for two consecutive nights of rest, provided a greater net benefit for the operational, safety, health and fatigue impacts on drivers.
March 13, 2017Letters to the EditorBusinessAutonomousGovernment
Letters: Parking, Financial Goals, Important Issue
Trucking Industry Likely To Solve Parking Problem
March 13, 2017BusinessGovernmentSafetyLogisticsFuel
Engineers Give D+ Grade to US Infrastructure Again
WASHINGTON The countrys infrastructure again received a near-failing grade from the American Society of Civil Engineers, highlighting a lack of improvement four years after the groups last assessment.
March 13, 2017GovernmentBusiness
Nafta Freight Falls 3.4% in 2016; Trucks Remain Dominant Mode
The volume of North American Free Trade Agreement commerce dipped by 3.4% last year compared with 2015, and with that decline, trucks hauled less freight across the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico although the value of the trade still topped $1 trillion, and trucks transported a strong majority of the goods.
March 13, 2017Government
Hill Transportation Leaders Push Back on Trumps Road Funding Approach
Senior funding leaders in the Senate rejected the White Houses intention to rely on private sector dollars for infrastructure projects, joining transportation leaders in Congress who already are concerned about coming up with funding for rural roads and bridges.
March 13, 2017Government
Groups Ask EPA to Maintain Funding for Diesel Emissions Reduction Grants
Several transportation organizations have asked Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to continue Diesel Emissions Reduction Act funding in EPAs fiscal 2018 budget.
March 13, 2017Government
White House Says P3s to Remain Infrastructure Funding Mechanism
Tapping private capital to fund big-ticket infrastructure continues to be an ideal funding option for the White House, press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters March 9.
March 10, 2017GovernmentBusiness
Engineers Grade Countrys Infrastructure D+
WASHINGTON The nations transportation network was given a near-failing grade on March 9 by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
March 9, 2017GovernmentSafety
Senate Panel to Examine Truck Safety March 14
Truck safety concerns will be the focus of a Senate subcommittee hearing March 14.
March 8, 2017GovernmentBusiness
TIGER Infrastructure Grants on the Chopping Block, Says Sen. Collins
WASHINGTON President Trumps fiscal 2018 budget request is likely to deny funding for U.S. Department of Transportation grants awarded to various state agencies since 2009 for infrastructure projects, the Senates top transportation funding leader said March 8.
March 8, 2017