The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service lacks the money it needs to replace its aging delivery fleet, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.
May 19, 2011Transportation Compliance News
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.
New Study Supports Boston Hazmat Ban
A new study has concluded that Boston should ban the transport of nearly all nonradioactive hazardous materials through the downtown and North End areas to protect the public.
May 20, 2011Comments Vary on U.S.-Mexico Cross-Border Trucking Program
Public comments on a proposal to soon allow Mexican trucks on U.S. highways were largely divided among those who urgently want retaliatory Mexican tariffs ended and those who fear it would leave U.S. roads less safe and steal jobs from Americans.
May 17, 2011Tolls to Increase in July on Seven Delaware River Spans
Truckers crossing the Delaware River from New Jersey into Pennsylvania on any of seven tolled bridges upstream of Trenton, N.J., could pay as much as 75 cents more per axle as July 1.
May 17, 2011N.Y. Manufacturing Index Slows, But Shows Expansion
Manufacturing activity in the New York region improved in May, but at a slower pace than April, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday.
May 16, 2011GAO Exposes Security Lapses of TWIC Program at Ports
Investigators with the Government Accountability Office said they were able to gain unescorted access to several U.S. ports using fake biometric Transportation Worker Identification Credential cards.
May 16, 2011FMCSA Relies on Challenges by Carriers to Refine States’ Accident Data, Official Says
WASHINGTON — Reports from states on commercial vehicle accidents are so inconsistent that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration probably will rely on carriers to challenge findings of who was at fault, a top agency official told the National Transportation Safety Board last week.
May 16, 2011Executives See CSA, Hours-of-Service Rule Hindering Shippers
Shippers enjoying increases in manufacturing and production are being urged to start worrying about two federal regulations that could hinder their ability to move goods with trucks and could place them at risk in civil litigation.
May 16, 2011FMCSA Says It May Miss HOS Deadline After Posting Four New Fatigue Studies
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week placed four new driver fatigue studies into its hours-of-service docket and said the studies probably would cause the agency to miss a court-imposed July 26 deadline for posting its final hours rule.
May 16, 2011FMCSA Sets New CDL Permit Standards That Require English-Only Testing
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week published a rule setting new national standards for commercial learner’s permits, or CLPs, and the tests drivers must pass to obtain a commercial driver’s license.
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