The Senate will reconvene on June 19 and continue its consideration of an expansive fiscal 2015 funding bill that, among other things, would suspend for a one year a rule that puts limits on the time truckers can operate on roadways.
June 18, 2014GovernmentBusiness
Sen. Booker Proposes HOS Amendment To Transportation Bill
New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker officially unveiled an amendment to a fiscal 2015 funding bill on June 18 that would undo a provision that would suspend for one year a rule that puts limits on the time truckers can operate on roadways.
June 18, 2014GovernmentBusiness
Senators Propose Raising Federal Motor Fuels Tax to Boost Trust Fund
Two senators on June 18 unveiled a plan aimed at boosting a federal highway account used by states to pay for infrastructure projects that the federal government estimates will run out of money in August.
June 18, 2014GovernmentBusiness
Senate Republicans Urge Finance Committee Chairman To Approve Short-Term Trust Fund Fix
Nearly every Republican on the Senate Finance Committee has asked the panel’s Democratic chairman to approve a short-term legislative fix that would shore up a federal highway account projected to run out of money in August.
June 17, 2014GovernmentBusiness
Foxx: Highway Trust Fund Will Run Dry by Late August
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on June 17 said a federal highway account that helps states pay for roadway projects is still projected to run out of money by late August, threatening many large-scale construction projects around the country.
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, 2014BusinessSafetyGovernment
Estes to Deliver Stranded New Century Freight
Estes Express Lines said it will be delivering freight that was stranded by the shutdown of New Century Transportation last week.
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, 2014