Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx appears before the Senate Commerce Committee on June 8 to talk about a variety of topics, including the FAST Act of 2015. That, and everything else that is ahead this week for trucking on Capitol Hill.
June 7, 2016GovernmentBusinessEquipment
Trucking Lobbyist Mike Riley — Still Laughing, Not Quite Retired
One of the most colorful characters at the Connecticut state Capitol for more than 20 years has been Mike Riley, the chief lobbyist for the state's trucking association.
June 7, 2016Government
Vermont Boosts Spending on Roads
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin didn’t do the usual thing when it came to signing his state’s transportation budget June 2. Instead of a ceremony inside the state Capitol in Montpelier, Shumlin turned the $612.5 million bill passed by the Legislature into law at a construction site on Interstate 89.
June 6, 2016Government
Seat Belts Required for Passengers in Large Trucks Starting Aug. 8
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published a final rule in the Federal Register on June 7 requiring that all passengers traveling in property-carrying commercial motor vehicles wear seat belts.
June 6, 2016BusinessSafetyGovernment
Brokers Split Over How to Ensure Carrier Compliance With ELD Mandate
Freight brokers are sharply divided about how to bring their carriers into line with the upcoming federal electronic logging device mandate.
June 6, 2016PerspectiveBusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomous
Opinion: Election Brings New Challenges for Trucking
As chairman of the American Truck Dealers, the challenge for all of us — truck manufacturers, trucking companies and dealers — is to build relationships with members of Congress and federal regulators so that we have a voice in shaping the environment in which our businesses operate.
June 6, 2016EditorialBusinessGovernmentSafety
Editorial: Roadcheck’s Here Again
Once again, commercial vehicle drivers are taking their annual open-book test — International Roadcheck — from June 7 to June 9. About 10,000 inspectors who are members of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance will fan out across the United States, Canada and Mexico with the goal of inspecting more than 70,000 vehicles in 72 hours.
June 6, 2016GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
Delays in Approving Hair Testing Aid Drug Abusers, Officials Warn
Delays in adopting federally mandated pre-employment hair drug-testing standards potentially have allowed hundreds of truck drivers who failed hair drug tests to drive for another carrier, according to fleet and medical executives.
June 6, 2016BusinessSafetyGovernmentAutonomous
Trucking May Become Collateral Damage in New Container Rule
Truckers servicing U.S. seaports already experience delays entering the ports and making pickups or dropping off loads at terminals, but they’ll soon face yet another potential disruption.
June 6, 2016BusinessGovernmentAutonomous
Schneider Acquires Watkins & Shepard
Truckload carrier Schneider last week announced the acquisition of less-than-truckload specialist Watkins & Shepard Trucking and final-mile delivery carrier Lodeso Inc. to capitalize on trucking opportunities related to fast-growing e-commerce.
June 6, 2016