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Special Report: DOT Releases Revised Hours-of-Service Rule
DOT released its long-awaited final hours-of-service rule Thursday, leaving in place an 11-hour daily driving limit while cutting drivers' weekly hours. The rule was not well-received by trucking and shippers' groups.
December 22, 2011TT's Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore unpack the trends, surprises and shake-ups that define this year's Top 100 for-hire carriers..
Motor Carriers Spent the Year Arguing Against New HOS Rule
Motor carriers spent all of 2011 waiting for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to announce its latest hours-of-service rule.
December 19, 2011As Infrastructure Crumbled, Congress, Obama Couldnāt Get Roads Deal Done
Despite reports about costly congestion and the deteriorating state of Americaās roads and bridges, Congress failed for the third consecutive year to produce a long-term surface transportation spending plan.
December 19, 2011Senate Panel OKs Freight Program, EOBRs in Funding Package for Federal Agencies
The Senate Commerce Committee approved a bill to create a national freight program that its sponsors said would boost Americaās global economic competitiveness, improve its mobility and promote energy conservation.
December 19, 2011New York Manufacturing Index Jumps
Manufacturing activity in the New York region expanded in December to the highest level in seven months, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Thursday.
December 15, 2011Consumer Confidence Improves
Consumer confidence rose this month to a six-month high, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
December 9, 2011U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows in October
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed by 1.6% in October, shrinking to its lowest level of the year, the Commerce Department said Friday.
December 9, 2011FMCSA Accepts Hazmat Carriersā Petition
Federal regulators have accepted a petition from several trade organizations who have complained that fluctuating federal hazardous materials safety permit requirements are causing some safe motor carriers to loose their eligibility and even cease operations.
December 6, 2011North Carolina Senate Rejects Capping Fuel Taxes
The North Carolina State Senate has killed a proposal to cap the stateās 35-cent tax on gasoline and diesel, which is about to rise sharply, by voting to end its session.
December 6, 2011Letters: Outlaw EOBRs, Truck Phone Bans
Of course, concerns persist about electronic onboard recorders (āFMCSA Drops Its 2012 Electronic Log Rule Aimed at Carriers With Major HOS Offenses,ā 11-21, p. 3). EOBRs are unconstitutional and should be outlawed.
December 5, 2011