Multiple pieces of congressional legislation are being considered as the best vehicle to fix a technical glitch in a fiscal 2016 funding law related to the hours-of-service rule for truckers.
February 21, 2016GovernmentSafety
Proposed Rules for Sleep Apnea, Training, Speed Limiters Miss Publication Deadlines
Trucking industry regulators have missed their projected publication dates for three proposed rules originally scheduled for earlier this month.
February 22, 2016GovernmentBusiness
Commercial Vehicle Group Expands in Mexico, Promotes Key Executives
Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. is constructing a new wire harness facility in Agua Prieta, Mexico, to serve the construction, agriculture and specialty vehicle markets, according to the supplier company.
February 19, 2016Government
PeopleNet, Vigillo Partner on CSA Data
Vigillo will provide regulatory compliance data for a new safety analytics dashboard offered by PeopleNet, the trucking technology providers said in a joint announcement.
February 19, 2016GovernmentBusiness
Texas DOT Begins Looking at Axing Tolls
The Texas Department of Transportation is beginning a legislatively mandated look at what it would cost to eliminate toll roads in the state, the agency’s new executive director said.
February 19, 2016Government
Transportation Bills Lack Traction With Idaho Legislature
Idaho senators apparently have no appetite for transportation funding proposals this session.
February 19, 2016BusinessGovernmentSafetyLogistics
Amazon Expands Deliveries by Its 'On-Demand' Drivers
SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon.com Inc. is quietly inviting drivers for its new "on-demand" delivery service to handle its standard packages, as the online retailer known for low prices and razor-thin profit margins looks to speed up delivery times and tamp down its growing multibillion-dollar logistics bill.
February 18, 2016GovernmentBusiness
Traffic Deaths Jump by Most Since 1966, Safety Group Says
Traffic fatalities increased in 2015 by an amount not seen in 50 years, alarming road safety advocates. The trend in Texas, which has the deadliest highways in the country, remained largely unchanged.
February 18, 2016GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics
Biden Calls for Increased Transportation Infrastructure Investment
Vice President Joe Biden called for greater public investment in transportation infrastructure during a Feb. 17 visit to a logistics yard east of Memphis, Tennessee.
February 18, 2016GovernmentLogistics
N.Y. State Senator, UPS Oppose Rail Merger
New York State Sen. Kathleen Marchione and UPS Inc. are among those who are opposing the merger of Canadian Pacific Railway and Norfolk Southern Corp., according to letters on file with the Surface Transportation Board.
February 18, 2016