Amazon.com Inc., which wants to deliver packages by drone, asked aviation regulators for permission to expand testing outside its research laboratory.
July 11, 2014GovernmentBusiness
Funding Transportation Projects Reduces Bottlenecks, Helps Trucking Industry, WH Report Says
If Congress approves significant funding to upgrade the country’s aging roads and bridges, travel times throughout the freight industry would improve dramatically, according to a report released July 14 by the Obama administration.
July 14, 2014BusinessGovernmentSafety
Vehicle Makers Revise Shipping Methods As Train-Service Slowdowns Continue
Ford Motor Co. will ship some 2015 Transit vans in railcars that have been modified to accommodate larger vans, reflecting revised shipping preferences by vehicle makers as train-service slowdowns continued.
July 14, 2014BusinessGovernment
Mississippi Trucking Names Miller President; To Focus on Member Services, Legal Issues
Hal Miller III, a fleet manger with 31 years of experience, will be the next president of the Mississippi Trucking Association, the group said.
July 14, 2014GovernmentBusiness
NHTSA Announces Rulemaking on Rear Impact Guards
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced that it plans to initiate a rulemaking on standards for rear impact guards on trucks.
July 11, 2014Government
FMCSA Still Wants Printed Duty Records From Drivers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a clarification about printed copies of on duty status records kept by drivers.
July 11, 2014Government
Key Democrat Supports Private Industry Role Ahead of Panama Canal Expansion
A Senior Democrat on a House panel examining the role private industry plays in transportation called on colleagues on July 10 to facilitate access to private funds for regional ports ahead of next year’s expansion of the Panama Canal.
July 10, 2014GovernmentBusiness
Senate Tax Panel Advances Trust-Fund Bill; Floor Action Likely This Month
The Senate Finance Committee on July 10 easily reported a bill to the floor that would allow the transfer of $10.8 billion for a cash-strapped highway account through next spring.
July 10, 2014GovernmentBusiness
House Tax Panel Advances Trust-Fund Fix; Floor Action Next Week
The House Ways and Means Committee on July 10 gave voice vote approval to legislation that would provide about $10 billion to keep a cash-strapped Highway Trust Fund solvent for nearly a year.
July 10, 2014GovernmentBusiness
Court: California's Meal and Rest Break Laws Apply to Truck Drivers Too
A federal appeals court ruled on July 9 that federal law does not exempt motor carriers from a California law requiring that they provide truck drivers no less than a 30-minute paid meal break when their work period is more than five hours.
July 10, 2014