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Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

Government, Business

Google Hires NHTSA’s Deputy Administrator

Ron Medford, a top highway safety regulator in the federal government, has been hired by Google Inc. to help it develop self-driving cars.

December 20, 2012
Government, Business

Leading Economic Indicators Rise 0.2%

An index of leading economic indicators rose 0.2% in October, the New York-based Conference Board said Wednesday.

December 20, 2012
Government

Third-Quarter GDP Revised Up to 3.1%

The U.S. economy grew at a 3.1% annual rate in the third quarter, higher than previously reported, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

December 20, 2012
Government, Business

FMCSA to Hold Listening Session on Driver Training Rule

Federal regulators will hold a listening session next month to gather input on their efforts to require training for entry-level commercial drivers.

December 19, 2012
Government, Safety

Owings to Lead FMCSA Advisory Panel

Steve Owings, president of Road Safe America, has been named chairman of the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee, which advises federal officials on truck and bus safety issues.

December 18, 2012
Government

FMCSA Issues Out-of-Service Order to N.C. Carrier

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ordered an alleged reincarnated Murfreesboro, N.C., recycled steel and roofing shingles motor carrier to immediately cease all operations due to a pattern of serious safety violations that pose an “imminent hazard to public safety.â€

December 18, 2012
Government, Business

Hawaii’s Sen. Daniel Inouye Dead at 88

U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), chairman of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee and the second-longest serving senator in U.S. history, died Monday at the age of 88.

December 18, 2012
Government

Former FMCSA Chief John Hill to Lead Indiana ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøland Security Agency

John Hill, the former administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, will lead Indiana’s Department of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøland Security in January, Gov.-elect Mike Pence (R) announced.

December 17, 2012
Government

Despite Recent Changes to CSA Program, Wide Range of Industry Concerns Remain

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — If there was ever any doubt that the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program is rattling the freight industry, a recent all-day meeting of industry stakeholders here made it crystal clear that truckers, shippers, brokers and nonprofit groups alike still have concerns with the program.

December 17, 2012
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

FMCSA Plans Survey on EOBR Harassment Issue

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration wants to survey trucking to determine how it could prevent driver harassment when it issues a rule mandating electronic onboard recorders.

December 14, 2012