The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended that the government audit the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration because recent accidents raise “serious questions about the oversight of motor carrier investigations.â€
November 8, 2013Business, Fuel, Government
GSA May Tie Emissions to Large U.S. Parcel Pact
The U.S. General Services Administration may require the carrier that wins the federal government’s contract for domestic package deliveries to file regular reports on how it is reducing its greenhouse-gas emissions and using alternative fuels.
November 11, 2013Government
NTSB Urges Federal Audit of FMCSA Fleet Oversight
The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended that the government audit the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration because recent accidents raise “serious questions about the oversight of motor carrier investigations.â€
November 11, 2013Business, Safety, Government, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
Safety Systems Shown to Reduce Rollovers, Other Accidents, FMCSA Study Declares
A new study has found trucks using lane-departure warning and roll-stability control systems are less likely to be involved in an accident than those not using the system.
November 11, 2013Government
NTSB Asks for Audit of FMCSA
Government, Business
Nafta Surface Trade Rises 2.5% in August
Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico grew 2.5% in August from the same month last year, the Department of Transportation reported.
November 7, 2013Government
Maine Voters Pass Transportation Bond
Voters in Maine on Nov. 5 approved a $100 million transportation bond. Maine was the only state to have such a spending measure on its ballot.
November 7, 2013Government, Business, Fuel
CFTC Proposes Rule Aimed at Limiting Oil Speculation Among Traders
Oil traders would be limited in the number of positions they can hold under a proposed rule approved Nov. 5 by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
November 7, 2013Government
U.S. Economy Expands at 2.8% Rate in Third Quarter
The U.S. economy expanded at a 2.8% annual rate in the third quarter, up from a 2.5% growth rate the previous three months, the Commerce Department said Nov. 7.
November 7, 2013Government, Business
OOIDA Asks Supreme Court to Review Decision on Cross-Border Trucking Program
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision upholding the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s authority to operate a cross-border pilot program allowing Mexican drivers to operate throughout the United States.
November 7, 2013Government
FMCSA Orders N.C. Trucking Firm Out of Service
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has shut down a North Carolina trucking company for failing to comply with multiple safety regulations, the agency announced Nov. 5.
November 5, 2013