Estes Express Lines said it will be delivering freight that was stranded by the shutdown of New Century Transportation last week.
June 17, 2014GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
Graves, ATA Support HOS Suspension In Senate Bill
With the Senate debating truck safety priorities on the floor as early as June 17, leaders of American Trucking Associations said they are confident senators will pass a fiscal 2015 transportation bill that would postpone for a year a new federal rule limiting certain times truckers are allowed on the roads.
June 17, 2014Government
Federal Appeals Court Dismisses CSA Lawsuit Alleging Regulators Broke Rules
A federal appeals court on June 17 dismissed a lawsuit alleging that federal regulators did not follow the law when they implemented the Compliance, Safety, Accountability ratings program.
June 17, 2014Government
Shipping Conditions Index Rises in April
FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index increased one point in April, but the rise does not signal real improvement in trucking capacity which remains tight, according to the firm.
June 17, 2014BusinessGovernment
Consumer Prices Increase by Most in More Than a Year
The consumer price index increased 0.4% in May, the biggest advance since February 2013, after climbing 0.3% the prior month, a Labor Department reported.
June 17, 2014GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment
Schumer to Foxx: Step it Up on ELDs
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is calling on Transportation Sec. Anthony Foxx to speed up the rulemaking process that will put electronic logging devices on all trucks to help monitor hours of service compliance.
June 16, 2014GovernmentBusiness
CVSA Head: Study HOS Impact, But Don't Make Changes Now
Congress should not make changes to the current hours-of-service rule, the executive director of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance said June 16.
June 16, 2014GovernmentBusiness
Schumer Calls for Raising Insurance Requirements for Truck Companies
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on June 16 he would push to raise the minimum insurance liability that truck companies are required to hold when the Senate considers a fiscal 2015 transportation funding bill as early as June 17.
June 16, 2014GovernmentBusiness
Booker, Menendez Aim to Repeal HOS Suspension
New Jersey’s senators said Monday they will lead a coordinated effort to undo a provision in a fiscal 2015 transportation funding bill that calls for the one-year suspension of last year’s changes to the hours-of-service restart rules.
June 16, 2014Government
Feinstein Vows to Keep Fighting Senate’s HOS Restart Measure
With a fiscal 2015 transportation funding bill expected on the Senate floor this week, senior Democrats are gearing up to challenge a provision in the bill that would suspend last year’s changes to the hours-of-service restart rules.
June 16, 2014