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Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what鈥檚 happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Wyoming Road Sign Auction Yields $33,000 for Highway Repair

The Wyoming Department of Transportation is placing the $33,005 it made from auctioning decommissioned road signs into its highway repair fund.

October 23, 2017
GovernmentBusiness

Truckers Key to Job Growth, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta Says

ORLANDO, Fla. 鈥 The trucking industry can play a major role in creating quality apprenticeship programs that could teach the skills needed to put some of the nation鈥檚 nearly 7 million job seekers to work, U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta said.

October 23, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

鈥楾ime to Move Forward鈥 on ELD Mandate, ATA's Spear Says

ORLANDO, Fla. 颅鈥 With the electronic logging device mandate fast approaching, the leader of American Trucking Associations emphasized that a delay will not occur, cementing the industry鈥檚 long-held view on the rule during his annual state of the industry address.

October 23, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

Volkswagen and Daimler Inspected by EU as Cartel Probe Widens

Volkswagen AG and Daimler AG were inspected by European Union antitrust investigators as the EU stepped up a probe into allegations the German car industry colluded on technology for decades.

October 23, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Driver Shortage Returns to Top of ATRI鈥檚 Survey of Critical Industry Issues

ORLANDO, Fla. 鈥 The driver shortage has regained its status as the trucking industry鈥檚 most pressing concern for the first time since 2006, American Transportation Research Institute reported.

October 23, 2017
GovernmentBusinessSafety

鈥業tem Response Theory鈥 Model Has Potential to Reduce Crashes, FMCSA Says

ORLANDO, Fla. 鈥 A new complex statistical model that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is exploring would utilize data to measure a motor carrier鈥檚 鈥渟afety culture,鈥 rather than attempt to predict its likelihood of a crash, a top agency official said.

October 22, 2017
GovernmentBusiness

Industry Awaits $1 Trillion Infrastructure Funding Plan to Modernize Roads, ATA Official Says

ORLANDO, Fla. 鈥 The Trump administration鈥檚 plan to boost funding for freight corridors and modernize outdated infrastructure would benefit the commercial transportation sector, a senior official with American Trucking Associations said during a seminar at the group鈥檚 annual conference Oct. 22.

October 22, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Industry Prepares for Transition to ELDs

ORLANDO, Fla. 鈥 The long-awaited federal mandate of electronic logging devices is now less than two months away, but much work remains to bring the industry into compliance with the regulation.

October 21, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Pedigree Unveils Plug-and-Play ELD, Cab-Mate One

ORLANDO, Fla. 鈥 As a segment of the industry continues to rush to comply with an upcoming mandate on electronic logging devices, Pedigree Technologies unveiled a new plug-and-play unit designed to meet market demands.

October 21, 2017
Government

US Posts Its Largest Budget Deficit Since 2013

The U.S. posted its largest budget deficit since 2013 in the fiscal year that just ended, as a pickup in spending exceeded revenue gains.

October 20, 2017

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