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DOT Issues Emergency Rail-Safety Rules Following Quebec Crash

The Department of Transportation has issued emergency rules to keep parked rail cars from breaking loose, following last month’s crash of untethered rail cars in Quebec that killed almost 50 people.

August 5, 2013

Court Upholds Most Provisions of HOS Rule

A federal appeals court upheld the majority of the government’s hours-of-service rule for truck drivers, rejecting most arguments presented by American Trucking Associations and Public Citizen.

August 6, 2013

American Roads LLC Files for Bankruptcy

The bankruptcy filing by the private owner of four Alabama toll roads and the operator of the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel is not expected to have any immediate effects on freight haulers, officials said.

August 5, 2013

Industry Execs Ask Special House Panel to Focus on Urban Transportation Issues

Freight industry representatives asked lawmakers to confront urban transportation challenges, including congestion, intermodal connections and port infrastructure.

August 5, 2013

Infrastructure Spending Plans Trapped by Partisan Wrangling

Transportation spending dominated much of the political crossfire in Washington last week between President Obama and House Republicans.

August 5, 2013

U.S. Court Again Upholds Cross-Border Pilot Project

A federal appeals court has again ruled that the government’s cross-border trucking pilot program, which allows approved Mexican fleets to operate throughout the United States, can go forward.

August 5, 2013

U.S. to Ease Inspections Rule for Truckers, Official Says

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will propose a regulation later this year that would absolve truck drivers of their duty to file reports about truck and trailer inspections that do not find any equipment defects, a federal official said.

May 21, 2013

DOT to Propose Eliminating Paperwork Requirement, Says Will Save Trucking $1.7 Billion Annually

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Thursday the Department of Transportation will propose eliminating an inspection paperwork requirement that will save the trucking industry $1.7 billion annually.

August 1, 2013

NAFTA Surface Trade Rises 2.7% in May

Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico rose 2.7% in May from the same month last year but dipped 0.2% from April, the Department of Transportation said Wednesday.

July 31, 2013