Transportation Compliance News
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.
New FHWA Chief to Look at Big-Picture Transport Issues
Once the economy recovers and freight traffic begins to grow again, the nation needs to look at broad transportation issues that address everything from funding to livability, newly appointed Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez said.
October 19, 2009DOT Sets $21 Million for Hazmat First Responders
The Department of Transportation said Monday it was handing out $20.9 million to states to help train first responders dealing with hazardous materials incidents.
October 19, 2009EPA Says Clean Diesel Efforts Are Working
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said last week its clean diesel efforts have produced $500 million to $1.4 billion in public health benefits.
October 19, 2009Opinion: Intermodal Isn鈥檛 鈥楪reener鈥 Than Trucks
You can鈥檛 watch television these days without hearing some railroad company advertising the 鈥済reen鈥 benefits of moving freight from the road to rail. The most often heard is the claim by one major railroad that 鈥渙ne ton of freight can be moved 436 miles on one gallon of fuel.鈥
October 19, 2009Letters: Highway Infrastructure, Chamber Study Flawed, Natural Gas Redux
I applaud Bill Graves, president of American Trucking Associations, for trying to get the Obama administration to make highway infrastructure rebuilding the No. 1 priority.
October 19, 2009Fuel and the Rebounding Economy
There was further evidence last week of the growing link between fuel prices and Wall Street, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose above 10,000 for the first time in a year, and the price of crude oil exceeded $75 a barrel for the first time since September 2008.
October 19, 2009Towne Air Freight Extends Lufthansa Agreement to 2012
Towne Air Freight said it has extended into 2012 its agreement with Lufthansa Cargo in which Towne Air Freight will manage all road feeder services for Lufthansa within the United States and Canada.
October 19, 2009Intermodal Firms Scramble to Meet U.S. Chassis Rule
After 10 years of fighting to get the federal government to change the safety rules on intermodal freight container chassis, freight companies and their industry groups are scrambling to meet the first important compliance deadline.
October 19, 200991视频land Security Gives States More Time for Delayed Implementation of REAL ID
The Department of 91视频land Security has given states several more weeks to request an extension for implementing toughened driver鈥檚 licenses and identification card security standards mandated by the 2005 REAL ID law.
October 19, 2009Truck Stops, Retailers Push Congress for Relief from Credit Card Issuers鈥 Transaction Fees
Retail groups, including the trade association representing truck stops, are urging Congress to enact legislation that would regulate the fees retailers are charged by credit card companies.
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