A California state court has awarded seven drayage drivers for an XPO Logistics subsidiary $2.2 million in an ongoing battle over worker classification, which could intensify with further legal action.
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Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Obama Budget Request Includes 6-Year, $18 Billion Freight Plan
The fiscal 2016 White House budget request released last week anchors its transportation segment with a six-year, $478.26 billion surface transportation plan that includes an $18 billion freight program.
February 9, 2015House Bill Would Revive State Infrastructure Banks
A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. House would allow states to capitalize infrastructure banks with federal money to help underwrite local transportation projects.
February 5, 2015Blumenauer Bill Would Raise Fuel Taxes; ATA’s Graves Touts Approach
Rep. Earl Blumenauer, a member of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, held a press conference Feb. 4 to announce he has reintroduced the bill he put forth last year that would increase fuel taxes to pay for upgrading the nation’s aging transportation system.
February 4, 2015Virginia Tech Chosen to Lead FMCSA Restart Study
Virginia Tech’s Transportation Institute has been chosen to conduct the federal government’s study on the 34-hour restart rule.
February 4, 2015TWIC Cost Dips, But Delays Remain
The cost of obtaining a Transportation Worker Identification Credential has been slightly reduced, but applicants still face lengthy delays.
February 2, 2015Mexican Fleets Face Barriers to Operating in United States
Cabotage rules, hours-of-service regulations and emissions standards are among the barriers likely to discourage Mexican carriers from applying in large numbers to run longhaul in the United States, trade experts said.
February 2, 2015Obama’s Budget Will Boost Grant Funds to Promote Freight Movement, Foxx Says
WASHINGTON — President Obama’s upcoming budget request for the Department of Transportation will include parts of the four-year, $302 billion transportation plan the administration unveiled last year, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told lawmakers.
February 2, 2015FMCSA Should Shift Focus to Crash Causes, Industry Exec Tells Senators
 The general counsel for one of the nation’s largest trucking companies told a Senate panel that to reinforce the recent reduction in truck crashes the federal government must redirect its safety efforts to address the primary causes.
January 29, 2015Kentucky, Ohio Governors Trying to Jump-Start Bridge Project
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear (D) and Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) have directed their transportation departments to devise what they call “a cost-saving plan that limits tolls” but moves forward with rebuilding the Brent Spence Bridge linking the states.
January 29, 2015