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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 whats happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

GovernmentBusiness

Nafta Surface Trade Rises 2.9% in January

Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico rose 2.9% in January from the same month a year earlier, the Department of Transportation said Wednesday.

March 27, 2013
GovernmentBusiness

N.C. DOT Supports Eliminating 3 Toll-Road Mandates

The North Carolina Department of Transportation supports a bill removing a mandate to build three toll-road projects, the Associated Press reported.

March 27, 2013
GovernmentBusiness

Va. Governor Signs Transportation Bill to Alter Fuel Tax, End I-95 Toll Plan

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) has signed a transportation bill that ends the 17.5-cent-per-gallon tax on diesel and gasoline, imposes taxes on wholesale fuel sales and prohibits tolls on Interstate 95 without legislative approval.

March 26, 2013
GovernmentBusiness

FMCSA Holding to July 1 HOS Date, Ferro Says

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Despite receiving requests from a bipartisan group of seven lawmakers in transportation oversight roles, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will not delay the July 1 effective date of the latest changes to its hours-of-service rule, FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro said here Friday.

March 26, 2013
GovernmentBusiness

FMCSA Reverses Skills Test Rule for Truck Driving Schools

The rule prohibiting truck driving schools from skill-testingtheir own students has been reversed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, American Trucking Associations said Tuesday.

March 26, 2013
GovernmentBusiness

Idaho Oks Bills to Protect Truckers, Allow 129,000 lbs. on State Routes

Idaho Gov. C.L. Butch Otter (R) has signed two bills on critical issues for the trucking industry: protecting them against unfair shipping contracts and making permanent a 129,000-pound weight limit for trucks on 35 state routes.

March 26, 2013
BusinessGovernment

New 窪蹋勛圖厙 Sales Fall 4.6% in February

New home sales fell 4.6% in February, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

March 26, 2013
GovernmentSafety

FMCSA to Propose Sleep Apnea Guidance

LOUISVILLE, Ky. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is just about ready to propose regulatory guidance that would urge medical examiners to require that some obese truck drivers be screened for obstructive sleep apnea before being allowed to drive, an agency official said.

March 25, 2013
Government

DOT Announces New SaferCar App

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced a new SaferCar app for iPhones, iPad and iPod Touch devices.

March 25, 2013
Special CoverageGovernment

FMCSA to Propose Sleep Apnea Guidance

LOUISVILLE, Ky. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is just about ready to propose regulatory guidance that would urge medical examiners to require that some obese truck drivers be screened for obstructive sleep apnea before being allowed to drive, an agency official said.

March 22, 2013