The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration sent its version of a final rule on entry-level driver training to the Office of Management and Budget for review on Aug. 29, OMB said.
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Chris Christie Reopens Dialogue With Dems on Transportation Trust Fund
The political leaders at odds in New Jersey’s ongoing transportation funding crisis are talking again for the first time since mid-August.
August 30, 2016ATA President Chris Spear Calls Rhode Island Truck-Only Toll 'Extortion'
American Trucking Associations’ new president, Chris Spear, jumped headfirst into the conflict between the Rhode Island Trucking Association and Gov. Gina Raimondo on Aug. 24.
August 30, 2016Analysis: Two Experts Envision Trade Under President Trump — Goodbye, Wal-Mart
What would the U.S. economy look like without the trade deals of the past 70 years?
August 30, 2016Pennsylvania Lawmaker Meets With Trucking Leaders About Driver Shortage
U.S. Rep. Ryan Costello, a Chester County Republican who represents part of Berks County, was in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 16 for the Commercial Drivers License Roundtable hosted by Berks Technical Institute
August 29, 2016Highway Fatalities Jumped 7.2% Last Year, DOT Says
U.S. highway fatalities in 2015 jumped 7.2% to 35,092, an increase of 2,348 deaths from 2014, the U.S. Department of Transportation reported Aug. 29.
August 29, 2016Advisers Offer Sleep Apnea Guidelines as FMCSA Considers Health Proposal
Top medical advisers to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration have recommended a slate of sleep apnea guidelines that would require truck drivers to participate in costly diagnostic sleep studies if they have a body mass index of 40 or higher, experienced excessive fatigue or sleepiness while driving or have been in a sleep-related accident.
August 29, 2016Opinion: SOLAS Container Weight Rule Reaches Critical Milestones
Approximately 10% of ocean cargo may cite an inaccurate weight, according to Loadstar. In 2015, an estimated 16.3 million out of 200.5 million TEUs, or industry- standard 20-foot-equivalent container units, of cargo were shipped without an accurate measurement, which speaks to an industrywide problem.
August 29, 2016Trucks Continue to Haul Most Nafta Freight by Value, DOT Says
Trucks remained the most heavily used mode for moving goods in June to and from the United States and its Nafta trade partners, Canada and Mexico, hauling 65.4% of freight, U.S. Department of Transportation said Aug. 25.
August 26, 2016US Proposes Mandatory Speed Limiter Devices
The federal government is proposing that heavy-duty vehicles be equipped with devices that limit their speeds on U.S. roadways but said the limiters will not be required to be tamper-proof.
August 26, 2016