The U.S. economy continued to expand from early January to late February, with reports on transportation services mixed as severe weather disrupted supply chains, the Federal Reserve said.
March 5, 2014Government, Business
Colorado Senate Passes Anti-Indemnification Bill
Colorado’s Senate passed a bill March 5 that would block shipping contracts that make truckers assume full liability for crashes no matter who is at fault.
March 6, 2014Business, Safety, Government
Economy Continues to Expand, Fed Says
Government
EPA Budget Would Cut Truck Emission-Reduction Program
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s fiscal year 2015 budget proposal calls for eliminating funding for a popular program that since 2008 has helped truckers buy equipment to reduce diesel emissions, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said last week.
March 5, 2014Government
House Panel Hears Testimony on P3 Infrastructure Projects
Transportation projects organized as public-private partnerships have offered useful infrastructure contributions, a group of industry officials told a special House panel March 5.
March 5, 2014Government
Service Sector Expands at Slowest Pace in Four Years
An index of the U.S. economy’s service sector increased in February at the slowest pace in four years, the Institute for Supply Management reported March 5.
March 5, 2014Government
Obama’s 2015 Budget Proposes $73 Bln. for Surface Transportation
President Obama’s budget proposal includes $73.61 billion for surface transportation spending in fiscal year 2015, a 1.8% increase over this year’s level as part of a four-year, $302.3 billion surface transportation plan.
March 4, 2014Government, Business, Logistics
House Approves Bill to Extend Propane Haulers’ HOS Exemptions
The House approved legislation March 4 that would extend through May exemptions to federal hours-of-service rules for truck drivers hauling propane.
March 4, 2014Government
OOIDA’s Lawsuit Over FMCSA’s DataQ Process Transferred to District Court
Saying it lacks jurisdiction, a federal appeals court has transferred a lawsuit about the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s DataQ process to a district court.
March 4, 2014Government, Business, Fuel, Safety
Conn. Lawmakers Urged to Study Road Salt Alternatives
Connecticut truckers implored the state’s General Assembly to order the Department of Transportation to investigate side effects from the use of magnesium chloride to melt snow and ice on roads and to seek alternative treatments.
March 4, 2014Government, Business
House Bill Would Establish Import Fee for Port Infrastructure
A bill introduced in the House would repeal the current fee imposed on shippers to import goods at ports and replace it with one that applies to all imports.
March 4, 2014