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 what’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

Government

Oil Glut Will Persist Into 2017 as IEA Sees Prices Capped

The global oil glut will persist into 2017, limiting any chance of a price rebound in the short term as the surplus takes even longer to clear than previously estimated, according to the International Energy Agency.

February 22, 2016
Government

Two Charged With Producing Fake IDs, Including TWIC Cards Used at Ports

Federal investigators arrested two members of sophisticated “document mills” in Southern California that allegedly produced an array of fake IDs. They include Transportation Worker Identification Credentials that could be used to gain access to U.S. ports and other secure transport facilities.

February 22, 2016
GovernmentBusiness

More States Consider Tolls to Finance Infrastructure

Rhode Island’s bold move to build the nation’s first truck-only tolls is far from the only action contemplated on the tolling front among the 50 states.

February 22, 2016
GovernmentSafety

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, 2016
GovernmentBusiness

Congress Has Multiple Options for Fixing HOS Glitch

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, 2016
GovernmentBusiness

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, 2016
Government

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, 2016
GovernmentBusiness

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, 2016
Government

Transportation Bills Lack Traction With Idaho Legislature

Idaho senators apparently have no appetite for transportation funding proposals this session.

February 19, 2016
BusinessGovernmentSafetyLogistics

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, 2016