Two U.S. senators have introduced a bill seeking to delay the implementation of positive train control, a safety system the nation’s railroads are supposed to implement by the end of the year.
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ARTBA’s Digital Push Gets Public Calling for Highway Bill
A digital campaign launched by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association is encouraging the public to urge congressional lawmakers to pass a multi-year surface transportation bill.
April 21, 2015Sen. Barbara Boxer on EPW Highway Bill: ‘I Would Schedule It Immediately’
WASHINGTON — If she were leading the Senate’s transportation panel, Sen. Barbara Boxer said she already would have taken up a multiyear highway bill that the panel’s Republican chairman said would soon be considered.
April 22, 2015Lawmakers, Freight Advocates Call on Congress to Create Dedicated Funding in Transportation Bill
Two U.S. representatives, a freight trade group and port authority and local officials from around the country have called on Congress to pass a transportation reauthorization bill that contains funding dedicated to rebuilding and upgrading freight infrastructure.
April 21, 2015Federal Regulators Seek Additional Volunteers for Restart Study
Federal regulators are seeking additional volunteer truck drivers for a 34-hour restart study due to a shortage of drivers from various industry segments.
April 21, 2015Sen. Richard Shelby: Encourage Private Sector Investment in Transportation
WASHINGTON — The role played by private investors and firms in transportation should be expanded to ensure there is adequate funding for transit and infrastructure projects around the country, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) said at an April 21 hearing.
April 21, 2015ATA Renews Call for Speed Limiters Requirement
American Trucking Associations leaders renewed their request that the Department of Transportation act quickly to issue its proposed rule requiring that electronic speed limiters on all large trucks be set no higher than 65 mph.
April 20, 2015Rep. Alan Lowenthal Leads ‘Call to Action’ on Highway Bill
Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.) will call on congressional leaders on April 21 to advance a long-term highway bill and to support his legislation that would create a freight transportation infrastructure trust fund supported by a 1% waybill fee on the cost of moving goods.
April 20, 2015FMCSA, NHTSA Delay Safety Fitness, Speed Limiter Proposed Rules
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is delaying publication of its proposed safety fitness-determination rule by another month, until Aug. 17, the agency said in its April significant rulemakings report.
April 17, 2015Canal Insurance Partners with Lytx to Offer DriveCam
Trucking insurance provider Canal Insurance Co. is partnering with Lytx Inc. to offer its customers video-based driver safety programs at preferred pricing, the firms announced in a joint statement.
April 17, 2015