AUSTIN, Texas 鈥 Shannon Newton, president of the Arkansas Trucking Association, received American Trucking Associations鈥 President鈥檚 Trucking Association Executives Council Leadership Award on Oct. 29, during the federation鈥檚 Management Conference & Exhibition here.
October 29, 2018GovernmentBusinessSafety
Infrastructure Failing as Funding Remains Elusive, Experts Say
AUSTIN, Texas 鈥 The Highway Trust Fund, struggling to stay relevant amid a shifting transportation environment, can be fixed with more money flowing in from fuel sales, trucking industry experts said as they advocated for repairing and expanding the nation鈥檚 infrastructure.
October 29, 2018GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafetyFuel
EPA Honors 21 ATA Members With SmartWay Excellence Awards
AUSTIN, Texas 鈥 Twenty-one American Trucking Associations members received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 SmartWay Excellence Award.
October 29, 2018GovernmentBusinessEquipment
Peterbilt Announces Updates to Paccar Engines
AUSTIN, Texas 鈥 Peterbilt Motors Co. announced from the American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition here that it will offer two new ratings on the MX-13 engine for the 2019 model year: a 455-horsepower 鈥渕ultitorque鈥 version with variable torque ratings of 1,650 and 1,850 pound-feet, and a 405-horsepower version with 1,650 pound-feet of torque.
October 29, 2018Government
Democrats Look to Push Infrastructure Plan if They Retake House
Democrats are planning to pursue a major U.S. transportation and infrastructure measure if they retake control of the U.S. House in the Nov. 6 midterm elections, but the same question that helped stall Donald Trump鈥檚 trillion-dollar initiative remains: How would it be funded?
October 29, 2018GovernmentBusinessSafety
Marijuana Legalization Poses Perplexing Issue for Industry
AUSTIN, Texas 颅鈥 There is a great unknown for how federal and state enforcement authorities as well as trucking companies will come to grips with the proliferation of state laws permitting medical and recreational use of marijuana, a panel of trucking executives said.
October 28, 2018GovernmentSafety
Industry Comments Lean Toward Adjusting HOS Rules, FMCSA's Jim Mullen Notes
AUSTIN, Texas 鈥 Jim Mullen, chief counsel for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, indicated that the bulk of the more than 5,000 online comments the agency received regarding potential changes to hours-of-service rules supported tweaking the regulations to increase flexibility.
October 28, 2018GovernmentBusinessSafety
FMCSA鈥檚 Ray Martinez Indicates Concern Over California鈥檚 Meal, Rest Break Rule
AUSTIN, Texas 鈥 As the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration prepares to evaluate comments related to California鈥檚 meal-and-rest-break requirements, its administrator expressed concern over the state鈥檚 rules, which differ from federal regulations.
October 28, 2018GovernmentBusiness
FMCSA Approves Vision Requirement Exemptions for 88 Drivers
Eighty-eight drivers with vision impairments in one eye will be allowed to operate commercial trucks across state lines, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Oct 25.
October 26, 2018GovernmentBusiness
Business-Spending Slowdown Casts Shadow on Solid GDP Report
Consumers drove the U.S. economy to better-than-expected growth in the third quarter, but a steep slowdown in business spending raised concerns about whether the strength in the expansion is sustainable.
October 26, 2018