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President’s Budget Boosts Border, Security Spending
President Bush’s fiscal year 2006 budget request calls for increases in border security and new initiatives to pre-screen cargo.
February 8, 2005
TT's Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore unpack the trends, surprises and shake-ups that define this year's Top 100 for-hire carriers..
Carriers Decry New Accounting Rules; Compliance Said to Cost Firms Millions
Two years after the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was signed into a law holding top company officials liable for certifying the accuracy of financial statements, some trucking executives said that a new provision hitting publicly traded fleets for the first time this tax season is costing them millions of dollars to comply.
February 8, 2005S. Dakota House OKs Changes To Trucker Licensing Process
The South Dakota House approved a bill that would revise the licensing process for truckers and ensure the state complies with federal transportation safety guidelines, officials said.
February 8, 2005Sandberg: FMCSA Seeks to Write HOS Rules Into Law
WASHINGTON - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will seek to have its current hours of serve rules written into law and avoid future court disputes over driver-health issues by adding amendments to the new highway bill Congress will consider this year.
February 8, 2005Boozman Introduces Bill to Change Hours of Service Rules
Rep. John Boozman (R-Ark.) introduced legislation Tuesday he said was aimed at improving hours-of-service regulations by allowing truck drivers to take meal or rest breaks off the clock..
February 8, 2005News Briefs - Feb. 8
Sen. Lott to Chair Transportation Panel • Commercial Vehicle Group Reports Acquisition, Higher Profit • Texas Reportedly Pursuing Private Road-Building Plan • Vitran Reports Earnings Rise, Schedules Stock Buyback • And more...
February 8, 2005Technology Briefs - Feb. 1 - Feb. 7
Freightliner Offering Higher-Powered Caterpillar Engines • Iowa Rest Stops to Offer Free Wireless Connections • AtRoad Reports Fourth-Quarter Profit • Cass Reports Higher Fourth-Quarter Profit • Iteris Reports Third-Quarter Loss • And more...
February 7, 2005Congress Set to Resume Work on Multiyear Highway Bill
Leaders in both the House and Senate said they were ready to begin work on a new multiyear highway funding bill that would closely resemble the measure Congress was unable to approve last year. That measure failed largely because lawmakers wanted to spend more money than President Bush would approve.
February 7, 2005DOT Proposes $284 Billion for 6-Year Highway Bill
President Bush’s 2006 budget request proposes $284 billion for a new 6-year highway and transit spending bill, up from the administration’s $256 billion proposal for 2005.
February 7, 2005Groups Gear Up to Shape Legislative Agenda
As soon as the 109th Congress was gaveled into session last month, interest groups and lobbyists cranked up their operations for the new year as well. They hoped to exert some influence on several items on their agendas — including a new multiyear highway bill, a settled version of hours of service for drivers and improvements in homeland security regulations.
February 7, 2005