NASHVILLE, Tenn. The next phase of the federal governments greenhouse-gas regulations for trucks will include an examination of a suite of technologies that can lower emissions and increase fuel efficiency, an Environmental Protection Agency official said.
March 13, 2014GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment
Publication of ELD Proposal Is Imminent, Ferro Says
Publication of the proposed rule requiring trucks to have electronic logging devices is imminent, Anne Ferro, head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, told a House subcommittee hearing March 12.
March 12, 2014Government
FMCSA Deactivating DOT Numbers of URS Scofflaws
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it has started to deactivate the Department of Transportation registration numbers of trucking companies overdue for updating their Unified Registration System data, which is due every other year.
March 12, 2014Government
NTSBs Hersman to Resign, Become President of National Safety Council
National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah Hersman will depart next month from the independent federal agency she has led for nearly five years to become president of the National Safety Council, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization.
March 11, 2014GovernmentBusiness
Moodys Warns Investors on Infrastructure-Related Debt
Moodys Investors Service told clients that transportation infrastructure needs are one of the driving forces of United States public finance in a March 10 Credit Outlook note.
March 11, 2014Government
House Schedules Roundtable to Hear State, Local Requests for Highway Bill
A roundtable discussion on the transportation policy priorities of state and local governments will be held March 13 by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
March 11, 2014Government
Internal Federal Audit Faults CSA
An internal audit released March 7 criticized the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for not ensuring that data in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program is complete, that the system follows the best technology practices or that states are using the data correctly.
March 10, 2014Government
Calif. Proposes New Flexibility for Truck-Emissions Rule
The California Air Resources Board has proposed extending certain deadlines for truckers to replace or retrofit their vehicles, changes that the agency said would increase flexibility for businesses.
March 10, 2014Special CoverageBusinessSafetyGovernment
Nussbaum to Use FlowBelow Wheel Covers for Entire Fleet
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Truckload carrier Nussbaum Transportation said it will retrofit its entire fleet with wheel covers from by FlowBelow Aero Inc.
March 10, 2014Government
EPA Seeks to End Truck-Grant Program
President Obamas fiscal 2015 budget includes a request by the Environmental Protection Agency to eliminate funding for a program that, for the past six years, has helped truckers buy equipment to reduce diesel emissions, Administrator Gina McCarthy said last week.
March 10, 2014