The Federal Motor Carriers Administration has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking under which truck drivers with controlled diabetes would no longer have to apply for medical exemptions.
May 5, 2015GovernmentBusiness
Sen. Claire McCaskill: Lack of Highway Bill Kind of a Joke
WASHINGTON Sen. Claire McCaskill on May 5 expressed her disappointment with GOP congressional leaders for not having already unveiled a funding fix for a highway account when transportation funding authority expires at the end of the month.
May 5, 2015GovernmentBusiness
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of California Meal-Break Rule
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear appeal of rulings that upheld a California law that requires employers to provide meal breaks to workers.
May 5, 2015GovernmentBusiness
Senators Introduce Bill to Create New Financing Options For Infrastructure Projects
Republican and Democratic senators have introduced a bill that would expand the tax-exempt private activity bond program and create a new infrastructure tax credit in order to expandstates' options for pursing infrastructure projects.
May 4, 2015BusinessSafetyTechnologyGovernmentAutonomous
TT Archives: Substance Abuse Testing
In 1994, after several years of preparation alcohol testing was announced for truck and bus drivers in both interstate and intrastate commerce. These regulations build on the transportations industrys track record with drug testing over the past three years, said Transportation Secretary Federico Pena.
May 4, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
Bill Maintains Restart Suspension, OKs Twin 33s
WASHINGTON A House appropriations bill unveiled last week could keep the suspended 34-hour restart rule from being reinstated by Sept. 30, and would permit use of twin 33-foot trailers.
May 4, 2015GovernmentBusiness
Agency Ready to Start HOS Study; N.Y. Rep. Casts Doubt on Methods
WASHINGTON The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced it has exceeded its goal of recruiting more than 225 truck drivers to participate in a hours-of-service study, but a member of Congress said he does not think the agency will be able to reach a fair conclusion when it unveils its report later this year.
May 4, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
ATA Requests HOS Rest Break Exemption for Some Hazmat Drivers
American Trucking Associations has applied for an exemption on behalf of a group of hazardous materials drivers to the hours-of-service rule on 30-minute breaks.
May 1, 2015BusinessGovernmentLogistics
Consumer Sentiment Rises to Second-Highest Since 2007
Consumer confidence increased in April to the second-highest level in more than eight years as Americans grew more upbeat about their financial prospects.
May 1, 2015BusinessGovernment
Oil Falls After Biggest Monthly Gain in Six Years
Oil declined in New York on April 30 after its biggest monthly advance since May 2009.
May 1, 2015