Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Monday that the Federal Highway Administration has approved 10,000 highway projects funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, marking “a major milestone in creating jobs and improving the nation’s infrastructure.â€
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FMCSA Agrees to Delay Chassis Rule Six Months to Set Up Database System
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it was delaying some intermodal chassis safety requirements for six months to give operators of that equipment more time to create a database to track the condition of each chassis.
December 30, 2009
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Trucking Hopes to Thrive in Economic Recovery, Overcome Anticipated U.S. Regulatory Onslaught
With the worst of the steepest economic downturn in decades apparently in the rearview mirror, trucking executives are shifting their focus to the recovery in 2010, while also bracing for what could be an onslaught of new safety and environmental regulations.
January 4, 2010Fleet Execs Wary of CSA 2010
Some freight executives say they are concerned that the Department of Transportation’s new Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 program — which is intended to boost carrier and driver safety — could be undermined by inaccurate data, flawed methodology and unintended commercial consequences when it begins in July.
January 4, 2010Diesel Rises 0.6¢ to $2.732
The average cost of a gallon of diesel in the United States rose for the first time in eight weeks, inching up 0.6 cent to $2.732 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.
January 4, 2010Truckload Drivers Staying Put
Driver turnover at large truckload carriers fell in the third quarter to 43% a year, the lowest level since American Trucking Associations began tracking the data in 1995.
January 4, 2010N.C. Crews Working Around-the-Clock to Clear I-40 Rockslide
Work crews struggling around the clock to clear a rockslide on Interstate 40 in western North Carolina to speed the clearance of boulders from the road, the Associated Press reported.
December 29, 2009EPA Nixes Trucking Request on Trailer Rule
The Environmental Protection Agency has refused to back a request from American Trucking Associations and the Canadian Trucking Alliance that foreign (non-U.S.) drivers be allowed to reposition their trailers between two points.
December 29, 2009Consumer Confidence Hits Three-Month High
Consumer confidence rose to a three-month high, the New York-based Conference Board reported Tuesday, as retail sales last week improved 2.3% from a year ago.
December 29, 2009iTECH: Another Kind of Cell Block
If people won’t voluntarily avoid using handsets while operating a motor vehicle, there are ways to render cellular connections inoperable, or at least report the driver’s activities to management.
December 28, 2009