The United States will grant operating authority to longhaul Mexican carriers that meet the financial and operating standards for U.S. truckers, the Department of Transportation announced, three months after a pilot program for such carriers ended.
January 19, 2015GovernmentBusinessAutonomous
Wash. DOT Unveils Software to Help Truckers Avoid Low Bridges
Truck drivers planning their routes in the Evergreen State now have access to information online to help them avoid bridges that are too low for their vehicles to clear.
January 20, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafety
More Than 1,000 Mexican Carriers Held Authority to Operate in US Before Border Opened
Contained in the U.S. Department of Transportations announcement of permitting Mexican carriers to run in the United States was a report that showed about 1,000 Mexican carriers already have longhaul operating authority here.
January 19, 2015BusinessFuelSafetyGovernment
TT Archives: U.S. Department of Transportation Starts
Pictured in this issue of Transport Topics, DOTs first secretary, Alan S. Boyd, celebrated the department's first official day of operation on April 1, 1967, by riding in the hot air balloon Golden Bear with balloonist Don Piccard.
January 19, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomous
FMCSA Finalizing New Rules to Target Unfit Drivers, Fleets
WASHINGTON The top U.S. trucking regulator pledged to step up its safety initiatives and outreach programs this year to aggressively go after commercial drivers unfit to operate on the nations highways.
January 19, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyFuel
Transportation Leaders Haunted By Road Woes, Clean-Air Rules
WASHINGTON While transportation professionals keep coming up with innovations in distribution, they also are squeezed by deteriorating infrastructure and demands for improved environmental quality, industry experts said.
January 19, 2015BusinessSafetyGovernment
Self-Driving Vehicles In Commercial Use, But Consumer Versions Still Years Away
WASHINGTON Automated vehicle operation is under way, and the technology could expand the availability and types of transportation options for commercial and consumer vehicles in years to come, industry and government experts said.
January 19, 2015Government
NTSB Adds Truck Safety to List of Top Priorities
WASHINGTON Stronger commercial truck safety is one of the new issues on the Most Wanted List of policies and actions issued by the National Transportation Safety Board.
January 19, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
FMCSA Recruiting Drivers and Carriers for HOS Study
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is looking for truck drivers and carriers willing to participate in an hours-of-service driver restart study.
January 16, 2015GovernmentFuelBusiness
Oregon Congressman to Again Propose Higher Fuel Taxes to Pay for Roads
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, said he will reintroduce the bill he put forth last year to increase fuel taxes to pay for the nations road needs.
January 16, 2015