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.
Carriers Must Treat Drivers鈥 Sleep Apnea, Fatigue, Schneider鈥檚 Safety Chief Warns
LAS VEGAS 鈥 The safety chief of the nation鈥檚 largest truckload fleet said trucking can no longer afford to ignore sleep apnea and fatigue, a disorder that is significantly under-diagnosed and 鈥済rossly underreported鈥 in accidents.
October 12, 2009Ports鈥 Clean Trucks Goals Will Be Met by 2010, Los Angeles and Long Beach Officials Say
Officials with the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach said they expect to reach their clean trucks goal of reducing port diesel emissions 80% by the end of 2010 鈥 a year or more ahead of schedule.
October 12, 2009ATA Leaders Set Policies on HOS, Alternative Fuels
LAS VEGAS 鈥 The leadership of American Trucking Associations addressed several policy issues here during the group鈥檚 annual conference, ranging from the supporting documents fleets need to provide for hours-of-service compliance to what alternative fuels are used in the nation.
October 12, 2009Freightliner Unveils New Coronado Models Aimed at Severe Service, Vocational Markets
LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 Freightliner Trucks showcased its latest entry in the severe service and vocational truck markets Oct. 6, when it introduced new heavy-duty dump truck and tractor models at the International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition here.
October 12, 2009ATA Endorses Texting Ban for All Vehicle Operators
LAS VEGAS 鈥 As the push to outlaw driving distractions grows, American Trucking Associations endorsed a U.S. Senate effort to ban text messaging by motor vehicle operators.
October 12, 2009鈥楿nsettling, Challenging Times鈥 In Trucking鈥檚 Future, Graves Says
LAS VEGAS 鈥 Even after surviving a tough 2009, American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves told trucking executives here that the future promises to be even tougher given the changes being experienced by the country and the industry.
October 12, 2009FMCSA Promises Changes in Fleet Safety Evaluations
LAS VEGAS 鈥 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials told trucking executives here they should prepare for radical changes in how the agency evaluates the safety of fleets, beginning next year.
October 12, 2009Diesel Fuel Drops 1.9垄 to $2.582 for 5th Straight Weekly Decline
U.S. retail diesel prices fell 1.9 cents to $2.582 a gallon last week in the fifth consecutive decline, a run that has seen the average cost of trucking鈥檚 main fuel fall 9.2 cents, the Department of Energy said.
October 12, 2009Tommy Hodges Becomes ATA Chairman
American Trucking Associations said its board has named trucking executive Tommy Hodges ATA鈥檚 new chairman.
October 9, 2009Court Rules for ArvinMeritor in Transmission Lawsuit
A federal court has ruled in favor of trucking supplier ArvinMeritor Inc. over Eaton Corp., in which ArvinMeritor had accused its competitor of violating antitrust law in the sale and marketing of heavy-duty truck transmissions.
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