On Feb. 20, the secretary is scheduled to wrap up his weeklong regional tour where he will promote infrastructure spending at an eventinUnion Station in Washington, D.C.
February 19, 2015Government
DOT Announces $232.5 Million to States for Bridge, Road Repairs
Twenty-six states and Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, will receive $232.5 million in emergency funding to repair highway infrastructure damaged by recent weather events, the Department of Transportation announced Feb. 18.
February 19, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
FMCSA Extends Comment Period on Crash Weighting
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it will accept comments for an additional month on its crash-weighting analysis published in January.
February 19, 2015Government
California Democrat Hahn Wont Seek Re-Election to Congress
U. S. Representative Janice Hahn, a California Democrat, said she will run for an open seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors instead of seeking re-election to Congress in 2016.
February 18, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomous
Sorbon Transport Shut Down by FMCSA
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has placed a Colorado-based trucking company out of service, labeling the firm an imminent hazard to public safety,the agency said Feb. 18.
February 18, 2015Special CoverageGovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
ATAs Osiecki Outlines Truckings Legislative, Regulatory Outlook
NASHVILLE, Tenn. The trucking industry is continuing to pursue policy goals in a long-term highway bill, including a permanent fix to the suspended hours-of-service restart provision, American Trucking Associations Dave Osiecki said.
February 17, 2015Special CoverageGovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment
Suspending HOS Rules Forced ELD Makers to Adjust, Executives Say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. A congressional mandate that suspended parts of the hours-of-service rule until Sept. 30 required electronic logging device manufacturers to make costly adjustments and retests of their software for their customers.
February 17, 2015Special CoverageGovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment
FMCSA to Publish Final ELD Rule in November
NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration plans to publish its final electronic logging device rule in November, an agency official said.
February 16, 2015BusinessSafetyGovernmentEquipmentLogisticsTechnologyAutonomous
NTSB Urges Greater Attention to Truck Maintenance Issues
WASHINGTON Trucking companies with poor safety records should redouble their maintenance efforts and pay particular attention to brake systems, the acting chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board said.
February 16, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafety
West Coast Ports Partial Shutdown Stokes Fear of Prolonged Closures
CORAL GABLES, Fla. Port operators ratcheted up the pressure to resolve West Coast contract talks by shutting down vessel operations over the Presidents Day weekend, escalating fears of a shutdown.
February 16, 2015