Several environmental groups on Aug. 26 called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to prohibit oil and gas firms from dumping hydraulic fracturing, or 鈥渇racking,鈥 chemicals in ways that could prove harmful to the public and communities.
August 26, 2015Government
ATA, Two Lobbying Groups Ask Appeals Court to Side With FedEx Over NLRB
American Trucking Associations and two major business lobbying groups filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit asking a three-judge panel to find in favor of a FedEx Corp. subsidiary and against the National Labor Relations Board.
August 26, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
ATA Critical of Organized Labor's Claims About Hair Testing for Drug Use
In a letter to congressional transportation leaders, American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves said critical claims made by organized labor groups about the use of hair specimens for drug testing of commercial drivers are based on 鈥渇alse notions and outdated science.鈥
August 25, 2015BusinessGovernmentLogistics
Consumer Confidence Rises; Stock Market Sell-Off Not Factored Into Survey
Consumer confidence climbed more than forecast in August, reaching the second-highest level in eight years on more favorable views of the labor market.
August 25, 2015GovernmentBusiness
CRST Petitions for HOS Exemption Allowing Drivers to Use Split Sleeper Berth Time
CRST Expedited Inc. has asked federal regulators to grant some of the company鈥檚 drivers an hours-of-service exemption that would allow them to use split sleeper berth time to satisfy federally required off-duty periods.
August 24, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafety
The Top 100 List: 2015 Private Carriers Rankings
Here is the 2015 Transport Topics Top 100 list of private carriers. Companies are ranked by tractors. Data are provided directly by companies or by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
August 24, 2015BusinessLogisticsGovernmentAutonomous
TT Archives: Truck Driving Champions
Seven drivers earned trophies at the first National Truck Driving Championships in St. Louis and were recognized the best in a field of 266 drivers from 41 states in this Sept. 2, 1985, issue of Transport Topics.
August 24, 2015GovernmentBusiness
DOT鈥檚 National Coalition on Truck Parking to Meet This Fall
WASHINGTON聽鈥 A group consisting of national and regional stakeholders will begin to meet in a few months to outline ways to improve parking availability nationwide for truckers, senior Department of Transportation officials announced Aug. 21.
August 21, 2015GovernmentBusiness
Feds Grant Two-Year Hours-of-Service Exemption for Some HazMat Drivers
Federal regulators have granted a two-year exemption for some hazardous material drivers to the hours-of-service rule on 30-minute breaks.
August 21, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
Groups Press House Leaders to Reject Hair Testing Provision
Several transportation groups and key unions are calling on transportation leaders in the House to reject a provision in a multiyear highway bill that would allow the use of hair testing for commercial drivers.
August 20, 2015