Republican House members and FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro sparred over the 34-hour restart provision of the new hours-of-service rule for truck drivers at a House of Representatives subcommittee hearing.
November 21, 2013GovernmentBusiness
Infrastructure Funding Headed for 鈥楩iscal Cliff,鈥 Transportation Official Warns
WASHINGTON 鈥 The federal government鈥檚 main source of transportation funding is headed for its own 鈥渇iscal cliff鈥 unless Congress acts to pay for infrastructure needs that are critical to the economy, a transportation official said Nov. 21 during an American Highway Users Alliance conference.
November 21, 2013Government
FHWA鈥檚 Freight Network Inadequate, Agency Says
Federal Highway Administration officials said the Primary Freight Network that Congress last year told them to draw up has resulted in an inadequate road map that doesn鈥檛 represent the most critical highway elements in the freight system that exist in the United States.
November 20, 2013Government
EPA Offers Rebates for Off-Highway Engine Retrofits
The Environmental Protection Agency said it will spend $2 million on rebates to encourage owners of construction equipment to replace or retrofit older diesel engines.
November 20, 2013BusinessFuelGovernment
Ferus and ENN Announce Joint Venture for LNG Plants in Canada
Ferus Natural Gas Fuels and ENN Canada announced a joint venture to build, own and operate two liquefied natural gas liquefaction plants in Canada.
November 20, 2013Government
Ohio Carrier to Pay $302,000 in OSHA Case
The U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration and an Ohio trucking company settled a civil lawsuit after two drivers claimed they were fired for being whistleblowers, OSHA said.
November 20, 2013GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
Carriers That Use Driver Screening Program See Lower Crash Rates, FMCSA Says
Trucking companies using the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration鈥檚 Pre-Employment Screening Program reduced their crash rates by 15%, with midsize carriers seeing even greater improvements, according to a recent FMCSA study.
November 20, 2013GovernmentBusiness
ATA Calls for 鈥淚mmediate Action鈥 on HOS
Leaders of American Trucking Associations called on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and Congress to take 鈥渋mmediate action鈥 to address what they said were problems caused by changes to the hours-of-service rule that took effect July 1.
November 20, 2013BusinessGovernment
Consumer Price Index Declines for First Time in Six Months
The consumer price index declined 0.1% in October, the first decline in six months, the Labor Department said Nov. 20.
November 20, 2013GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
Volvo鈥檚 Oct. North American Deliveries Jump 47%
Volvo AB鈥檚 North American truck deliveries jumped 47% in October over the previous year, the company said Nov. 20.
November 20, 2013