States would have the option to increase weight limits for trucks under an amendment Rep. Reid Ribble is offering to the House’s consideration of a multiyear highway reauthorization bill this week.
November 2, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Rep. Earl Blumenauer Aims to Raise Fuel Tax by 15 Cents
As the House of Representatives begins to consider long-term transportation legislation, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) plans to offer an amendment to the $325 billion bill that would raise the federal fuel tax by 15 cents a gallon.
November 2, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
Gov. Chris Christie Nominates Richard Hammer to Be Transportation Chief
Richard Hammer has been appointed acting commissioner of New Jersey’s Department of Transportation by Gov. Chris Christie, who also nominated him to replace Jamie Fox, who resigned last month.
November 2, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomous
Truckload Carriers Report Higher 3Q Profits; Cautious About Future Industry Conditions
Third-quarter earnings rose at several truckload carriers amid growing caution about future industry conditions.
November 1, 2015BusinessSafetyEquipmentGovernmentAutonomous
Used Truck Prices Slump at Auctions, Analysts Say
A major auction of fleet-owned, model year 2012-2013 sleeper trucks in mid-September pulled in lower-than-expected prices and may have signaled the start of a market erosion, according to Chris Visser, an analyst with American Truck Dealers.
November 1, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyEquipmentAutonomous
Cummins to Cut Workforce as Truck Engine Sales Fall
Engine maker Cummins Inc. said last week it would reduce its workforce by 2,000 employees, or about 4% of its global payroll, and close or restructure some manufacturing facilities as a result of lower demand for its products, including truck engines.
November 1, 2015BusinessSafetyGovernment
Texans Slated to Vote on Proposition 7, Which Provides $2.5 Billion for Roads
A year after overwhelmingly voting for Proposition 1, which devotes about $1.2 billion to the state’s highway fund, Texans will consider another transportation initiative, Proposition 7, when they go the polls on Nov. 3.
November 1, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
Foxx 'Cautiously Optimistic' About Passage of Long-Term Highway Bill
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is “cautiously optimistic” that Congress will pass long-term transportation legislation in the near future.
October 29, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
ATA Chairman Hopeful Speaker Paul Ryan ‘Will Lead’ Passage of Highway Bill
American Trucking Associations Chairman Pat Thomas has a message for new Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.
October 29, 2015BusinessEquipmentSafety
Brake Safety Week Out-of-Service Violations Drop to 12.3% in 2015
The out-of-service rate for the annual Brake Safety Week event in September was 12.3%, down from 16.2% last year, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance reported.
October 29, 2015