A House appropriations subcommittee will embark this week on the ambitious task of stitching together a fiscal 2016 highway and transit funding bill that can win support in both chambers of Congress before the current fiscal year ends Sept. 30.
February 23, 2015BusinessSafetyTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous
Ryder to Train Maintenance Workforce on Nat Gas Tech
Ryder System Inc. said it has begun an online natural gas truck training program for its 6,000 North American maintenance employees.
February 20, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
FMCSA Extends Comment Period on Crash Weighting
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it will accept comments for an additional month on its crash-weighting analysis published in January.
February 19, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomous
Sorbon Transport Shut Down by FMCSA
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has placed a Colorado-based trucking company out of service, labeling the firm an “imminent hazard to public safety,” the agency said Feb. 18.
February 18, 2015Special CoverageGovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
ATA’s Osiecki Outlines Trucking’s Legislative, Regulatory Outlook
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The trucking industry is continuing to pursue policy goals in a long-term highway bill, including a permanent fix to the suspended hours-of-service restart provision, American Trucking Associations’ Dave Osiecki said.
February 17, 2015BusinessSafetyGovernmentEquipmentLogisticsTechnologyAutonomous
NTSB Urges Greater Attention to Truck Maintenance Issues
WASHINGTON — Trucking companies with poor safety records should redouble their maintenance efforts and pay particular attention to brake systems, the acting chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board said.
February 16, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafety
West Coast Ports’ Partial Shutdown Stokes Fear of Prolonged Closures
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Port operators ratcheted up the pressure to resolve West Coast contract talks by shutting down vessel operations over the Presidents Day weekend, escalating fears of a shutdown.
February 16, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafety
Anthony Foxx Asks Congress to Pass ‘New and Improved’ Funding Plan
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx urged a House panel to adopt the White House’s “new and improved” transportation funding plan to avoid a potential slowdown of critical state-level infrastructure projects.
February 16, 2015BusinessFuelGovernmentSafety
Forward Air to Buy Towne for $125 Million, Combining Largest Air-Ground Carriers
Forward Air Corp. has agreed to acquire Towne Air Freight for $125 million in a move that combines two of the largest companies specializing in transporting cargo to and from airports in the United States.
February 16, 2015BusinessSafetyAutonomous
Omnitracs Ties Development Across Acquired Businesses
DALLAS — Omnitracs and its expanding collection of trucking technology businesses will move forward as “one team,” collaborating on product development to help trucking firms improve their operations, the company’s chief executive said.
February 16, 2015