Nebraska Republican Sen. Deb Fischer called on state transportation directors to consider the legislation she recently introduced that would transfer funds into the Highway Trust Fund.
March 2, 2017Editorial, Business, Government, Safety, Logistics
Editorial: An End for a Rule That Didn’t Work
The great detective knew the game was afoot when he learned of the dog that didn’t bark.
March 13, 2017Business, Government, Safety, Logistics, Fuel
Engineers Give D+ Grade to US Infrastructure — Again
WASHINGTON — The country’s infrastructure again received a near-failing grade from the American Society of Civil Engineers, highlighting a lack of improvement four years after the group’s last assessment.
March 13, 2017Government, Safety
Senate Panel to Examine Truck Safety March 14
Truck safety concerns will be the focus of a Senate subcommittee hearing March 14.
March 8, 2017Perspective, Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous, Logistics, Technology, Equipment
Opinion: Virginia Increases Availability of TWICs at DMVs
As reported in Transport Topics in early December 2016, (12-12, pp. 4, 43) American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear told a roundtable of lawmakers at a Senate hearing in Washington, D.C., that the Transportation Worker Identification Credential, or TWIC, represents the future of secure transportation.
March 6, 2017Editorial, Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous, Logistics
Editorial: Week Spent Looking to the Future
Conference halls from coast to coast were teeming with talk of transportation last week, with no shortage of prognostications from industry leaders about what the future holds.
March 6, 2017Government, Business, Safety, Logistics
Sen. Fischer Touts Her Infrastructure Bill at AASHTO
Letters to the Editor, Business, Safety, Government, Technology, Logistics
Letters: Entry-Level Driver Training; Accident Reporting
This week's letters present thoughts on the entry-level driver-training proposal and on sharing accident data.
February 27, 2017Business, Safety
Large Carriers Gain Unexpected Allies in Favor of Hair Tests to Detect Drug Use
A request by six large motor carriers to allow hair samples in pre-employment drug testing for drivers in lieu of the current mandate for urine samples drew first-round comments that ranged from motor carriers and a college official to a drug testing lab and a Catholic diocese.
February 27, 2017Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Fuel, Logistics, Autonomous
ATA Voices Support for New NACV Show
American Trucking Associations will be a supporter of the new North American Commercial Vehicle Show that debuts in Atlanta on Sept. 25-29.
February 27, 2017Business, Safety, Government, Logistics
Maverick’s Vaughn Named Transport Topics’ First Recruiter of the Year
NASHVILLE — Brad Vaughn, vice president of recruiting for Maverick Transportation of North Little Rock, Arkansas, was named the winner of Transport Topics’ first Recruiter of the Year award as the Recruitment and Retention Conference concluded here on Feb. 24.
February 24, 2017