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Temporary Funding Bill Still Up in the Air, Chairman Bill Shuster Says

WASHINGTON — With only 33 days left to pass a temporary funding extension for the nation’s transportation system, the man who heads the House Transportation Committee said he doesn’t know where the money will come from or how long the extension will last.

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April 28, 2015

Trucking Group Is Honored for Fighting Sex Trafficking

WASHINGTON — Truckers Against Trafficking has been honored by federal lawmakers for its role in helping rescue mostly young women from human trafficking networks in which they often are sexually exploited.

April 27, 2015

MTA, Four Trade Groups File Lawsuit to Stop Minnesota’s Biodiesel Mandate

The Minnesota Trucking Association and four trade groups are suing Minnesota in federal court in an attempt to topple the state’s biodiesel mandate.

April 27, 2015

Proposed Speed Limiter Rule Due by Fall, Foxx Tells Senate

Under pressure from Congress and trucking industry leaders, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told a congressional subcommittee last week a proposed rule mandating speed limiters for heavy trucks will be issued no later than this fall.

April 27, 2015

Editorial: Cap Truck Speed

Many a business executive cringes at the actions of well-intentioned but under-informed government regulators out to make the world a better place.

April 27, 2015

House Appropriators to Consider Transportation Funding Bill April 29

House appropriators on April 29 will take up a fiscal 2016 funding bill that is expected to be less than the Obama administration’s budget request.

April 27, 2015

TT Archives: Speed Limiters

In 2006, ATA asked the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to require heavy trucks not only to install the speed limiters but to limit truck speeds to 68 mph.

April 27, 2015

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx: ‘I Hope We’re Able to Meet’ HOS Study Deadline

WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx reassured senators on April 22 that his department’s trucking regulatory agency is aiming to complete a study on a recently suspended hours-of-service rule by its mid-December deadline.

April 22, 2015

Sen. Steve Daines Presses Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on Acting DOT Posts

WASHINGTON — With five agencies at the Department of Transportation run by acting administrators, Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) asked Secretary Anthony Foxx on April 22 why the Obama administration had yet to announceÌýnominees to fill those posts full time.

April 22, 2015