A coalition of advocacy groups including Public Citizen and the Teamsters union has asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to reconsider key provisions of its controversial hours-of-service rule.
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Onboard recording devices are the future. Successful use of these devices . . . does not eliminate cheating on the logs, in spite of anything Joan what’s-her-name thinks. Ask any driver [at a company that uses them].
December 17, 2008Opinion: Trucking and the New Administration
Election day has come and gone, and regardless of political persuasion, the optimist in each of us hopes President-elect Barack Obama’s administration heralds an uplifting and more positive era of government.
December 17, 2008Rep. Ray LaHood Is Obama’s Choice for DOT Secretary
President-elect Barack Obama is set to name retiring Illinois Republican Rep. Ray LaHood as his transportation secretary, several news outlets reported.
December 18, 2008FMCSA Sets Intermodal Chassis ‘Roadability’ Rule
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Wednesday issued a new rule that it said will “significantly strengthen safety requirements†for intermodal container chassis.
December 17, 2008Fed Cuts Rate to Record Low ‘Target Range’ of Zero to 0.25%
The Federal Reserve Tuesday cut the key U.S. interest rate to a “target range†of zero to 0.25%, a record low.
December 16, 2008EPA to Require Sensors For Emissions in 2010
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued its final rule requiring heavy-truck manufacturers to install onboard diagnostic systems starting in 2010 to alert drivers when engine emission systems are malfunctioning or deteriorating.
December 15, 2008Calif. Sets Strict Diesel Emissions Rule
The California Air Resources Board Friday adopted the strictest diesel emission standards in the nation, requiring expensive diesel particulate filters on rigs on a timetable, over objections the rule could hurt or shut down smaller trucking companies, the Associated Press reported.
December 15, 2008Obama’s Infrastructure Proposal Draws Trucking Industry Praise
President-elect Barack Obama’s promise to sponsor the largest infrastructure-building program in more than 50 years has excited trucking officials, who also encouraged the new administration not to overlook the longer-term highway spending package due next year.
December 15, 2008DOT Releases Early Fatality Data
The Department of Transportation said highway deaths fell 10% for the first 10 months of 2008 and said it expects fatalities to be at an all-time low when the full year totals are calculated.
December 12, 2008