The chairwoman of the subcommittee on trucking issues in the U.S. Senate criticized the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on May 2 for its safety performance scoring program and the manner in which the agency crafts its regulations.
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Alabama Won’t Raise Fuel Taxes After All
Less than three weeks after seeming poised to approve a fuel-tax increase for the first time since 1992, Alabama has joined Hawaii, Indiana, Mississippi and West Virginia and did not do so during its legislative session this year.
May 2, 2016Customs and Border Protection to Announce Prepayment Pilot Program
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is scheduled to announce a pilot program that would allow truckers to prepay for single-crossing access to ports of entry.
May 2, 2016Iowa Lawmakers Cut $4.85 Million From DOT Budget, Half of Original Target
After threatening to slash $9.7 million from the Iowa Department of Transportation’s operating budget, the state’s Legislature voted April 29 to slice that figure in half to $4.85 million before adjourning for the year.
May 2, 2016Portland, Ore., to Consider Truck-Only Tax
The City Council in Portland, Oregon, will consider a four-year, heavy-vehicle use tax when it meets May 4, with a vote likely to come the following week. The tax would add 2.8% to the tax bills of trucking firms that have a Portland business license. Trucks already pay a weight-mile tax in Oregon, which doesn’t have a diesel fuel tax.Â
May 2, 2016China's Bold Gambit to Cement Trade With Europe — Along the Ancient Silk Road
From his office on a bend of the Rhine River, freight terminal boss Bernd Putens can see — and hear — the early stirrings of what China calls the New Silk Road.
May 2, 2016Letters: Regulatory Policies, Driver Commendation, HOS, Fatigue
This week's letters address traffic, a driver commendation, HOS policy and driver fatigue.
May 2, 2016Wex to Integrate Fuel Data With ELDs
Fuel-card provider Wex Inc. announced that it plans to help fleets better manage purchases by combining its fuel data with telematics data from electronic logging devices.
April 29, 2016Houston Highway Project Awarded $357 Million TIFIA Loan
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced a $357 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act loan from the Federal Highway Administration on May 2 that will finance the construction of four toll lanes on State Highway 288 in Houston.
April 29, 2016Congress Likely to Act in May on Funding, HOS Provision
A funding bill that would set a limit to the weekly hours of service for truckers is on deck for Senate floor consideration this month, while a House panel is expected to take up its version soon after, lawmakers and their staffs indicated.
May 2, 2016