John Bel Edwards, who became Louisiana’s governor last November, is making infrastructure funding a priority.
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FMCSA Defends ELD Rule in Appeals Court Filing
In a brief filed with a federal appeals court, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration defended a legal challenge to the agency’s electronic logging device rule by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association.
June 20, 2016FMCSA Panel Starts Review to Simplify Rules’ Language
A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration advisory committee last week began a comprehensive review of the agency’s plain language “guidance documents,” aimed at helping carriers, drivers and inspectors interpret the 700 regulations that govern the industry.
June 20, 2016OSHA Orders Driver Rehired, Reimbursed
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered NFI Interactive Logistics to reinstate a truck driver who was fired for refusing to violate his hours of service, and the Cherry Hill, New Jersey-based company also was ordered to pay the driver $276,000 in back wages and damages.
June 20, 2016Opinion: The Truck Driver Shortage Is a Myth
Truck drivers, for the most part, don’t stay with one company for long. They go elsewhere quicker than they can be replaced.
June 20, 2016Editorial: Collision Technology Proves Its Worth
Let us pause for a moment and consider the number zero. As in, during a recent test, 150 heavy-duty tractors racked up 3 million U.S. highway miles and there were zero rear-end collisions.
June 20, 2016Port of Virginia Container Volume Falls Almost 5% in May
Container volume in May at the Port of Virginia sank a bit year-over-year, but port officials said they saw the drop coming.
June 17, 2016Highway Agency Opens Key Corridor in California
A key section of a freight improvement project in Southern California opened June 17, the Federal Highway Administration announced.
June 17, 2016More Americans See Economy Worsening Than at Any Time Since 2013
More Americans in June saw the economy worsening than at any time in more than 2 1/2 years, and a weekly gauge of consumer comfort also declined, according to figures from the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index released June 16.
June 16, 2016Cost of Living, Excluding Food and Fuel, Rises in May
The cost of living in the U.S., excluding food and fuel, rose in May, propelled by rising rents.
June 16, 2016