The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee has scheduled a vote Dec. 9 on the nomination of Mark Rosekind to become administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
December 8, 2014GovernmentBusiness
ATA Calls on Members to Press Congress to Back HOS Suspension; DOT Against It
American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves asked federation members on Dec. 8 to tell their elected representatives to approve a provision that suspends parts of an hours-of-service rule when Congress considers a large funding bill this week.
December 8, 2014GovernmentBusiness
Pilot Flying J CEO Asks Judge to Dismiss Lawsuit
Pilot Flying J CEO Jimmy Haslam asked a federal judge to dismiss federal lawsuits filed by two trucking companies that have alleged Haslam was at the center of a conspiracy to shortchange them of diesel fuel rebates.
December 8, 2014GovernmentBusiness
Specialized Carriers Seek FMCSA Exemption From Mandatory HOS Rest-Break Provision
The difficulty truckers tend to have with locating parking for an oversized and overweight load, as well as time constraints for moving the goods, has prompted a request to forego federal mandatory rest periods.
December 8, 2014Government
FMCSA Asks Trucking Fleets for Information About Insurance Rates, Coverage Levels
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has turned an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on minimum insurance levels into a survey of trucking and insurance industry practices.
December 8, 2014GovernmentBusiness
DOT's Foxx Opposes HOS Suspension in Funding Bill
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx urged the top congressional appropriators on Dec. 4 not to include a provision that would suspend a “34-hour restart” trucking regulation in a large funding bill currently under consideration.
December 5, 2014BusinessFuelGovernment
Trade Gap Little Changed as Imports, Exports Increase
The trade deficit was little changed in October as an improving U.S. economy caused imports to climb to a record while exports also rose.
December 5, 2014Government
Video: Sen. Jay Rockefeller's Farewell Address to Senate
Watch as Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), the chairman of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, delivers his farewell address on the Senate floor Dec. 4.
December 4, 2014Government
Sen. Schumer Calls for Crackdown on 'Chameleon Carriers’
The trucking industry’s federal safety regulator must continue to improve its detection of carriers that operate under a new name to avoid safety violations, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Dec. 4.
December 4, 2014GovernmentBusiness
House OKs Restoration of Tax Breaks
The House has passed a bill that could give the trucking industry hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks this year for everything from buying new trucks to using natural gas.
December 3, 2014