Federal regulators have denied American Trucking Associations’ hours-of-service exemption request that would have allowed truck drivers working at natural gas and oil sites to exclude waiting time from their calculations of on-duty time.
April 4, 2016BusinessGovernmentSafety
STB Proposes to Restore Rail Regulation for Steel, Coke, Stone, Other Commodities
The Surface Transportation Board is asking for comments on a proposal to restore rail regulatory oversight for cement, steel, scrap, coke, crushed stone and gravel shipments, citing a rise in rail market power and rates for that freight.
April 4, 2016GovernmentBusinessSafety
PHMSA’s Final Rule Offers Guidance on Return of Hazmat From Retailers
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has announced its final rule offering guidance for return of hazardous materials from retailers back to manufacturers, suppliers and distribution facilities.
April 4, 2016BusinessGovernmentSafetyTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous
FRA’s Feinberg Urges Law Enforcement, State Agencies to Aid in Reducing Collisions at Rail-Highway Crossings
Federal Railroad Administration officials in recent months have stepped up efforts to reduce what they say are preventable fatalities and injuries from train collisions with trucks and cars at U.S. highway rail-grade crossings.
April 4, 2016Special CoverageGovernmentBusiness
PrePass Plus Expands to Include All Fleets
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — PrePass Plus has been expanded to include all fleets, the service’s nonprofit partner Help Inc., announced March 29. The firm formally issued its announcement at the Mid-America Trucking Show here.
April 2, 2016GovernmentBusiness
OOIDA Files Documents with Appeals Court to Support Request for Review of ELD Rule
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has told an appeals court that a federal mandate requiring electronic logging devices on commercial vehicles “does not advance safety, is arbitrary and capricious and violates Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches and seizures.â€
April 1, 2016Government
FDA Sanitary Food Transportation Rule to Soon Become Public
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on April 1 said it has submitted its final sanitary transportation rule for publication in the Federal Register, but it could take several days to process before the rule is available to the public.
April 1, 2016GovernmentBusiness
PrePass Expands Toll Bypass Program
PrePass' weigh station bypass technology is being expanded to become available to fleets of all sizes.
April 1, 2016Special CoverageGovernmentBusiness
FMCSA's Darling Returns to MATS to Hear From Drivers, Vendors
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The country’s top trucking regulator joined the opening day crowds at the Mid-America Trucking Show here on March 31 because he said he wanted to hear from drivers and vendors.
March 31, 2016GovernmentFuelBusiness
Missouri Senate Gives Initial Nod to Fuel-Tax Increase
Missouri’s Senate gave preliminary approval on March 30 to a fuel-tax hike of 5.9 cents per gallon on both diesel and gasoline. The first-round voice vote still must have a final reading in the Senate before moving on to the House, where Transportation Committee Chairman Glen Kolkmeyer is its leading proponent.
March 31, 2016