Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation Leslie Richards dropped a bit of a bombshell on the state鈥檚 transportation world when she announced that her department was facing a shortfall of at least $6 billion.
February 17, 2016PerspectiveBusinessSafetyGovernment
Opinion: Recruiting Should Be a Top Priority
Communication and team building are two ideas or points of emphasis that all successful transportation firms need to understand and utilize.
February 15, 2016EditorialBusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomous
Editorial: Section 611 Makes Good Sense
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is debating aviation policy in the form of the Aviation Innovation, Reform and Reauthorization Act, or AIRR Act, and a sliver of the 273-page bill concerns trucking.
February 15, 2016BusinessSafetyAutonomous
4Q, Full-Year 2015 Earnings Show Shift in Global Marketplace Trends for OEMs
Heavy-duty truck and engine makers reported earnings for the fourth quarter and the year that show the North American market starting to ease, Europe on the rise and the rest of the world showing difficulties.
February 15, 2016BusinessGovernmentSafetyLogistics
NTSB Rips FMCSA on Crash
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration was publicly criticized by the National Transportation Safety Board for 鈥渋nadequate safety oversight of high-risk carriers鈥 after an investigation of a fatal crash in Illinois in which fatigue was blamed.
February 15, 2016BusinessGovernmentSafetyLogistics
CP鈥檚 Quest for Norfolk Southern Intensifies
MIAMI 鈥 Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and Norfolk Southern Corp. have upped the stakes in a $30 billion battle for control of the U.S. railway, as the potential acquirer said it would take its case directly to NS shareholders.
February 15, 2016GovernmentBusinessSafety
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Legislators Agree on I-66 Proposal
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe and key legislators from both parties and both chambers announced Feb. 10 that they have agreed on a plan to add a third lane to聽a 4-mile eastbound stretch of Interstate 66 from the Dulles Airport Connector Road to Arlington inside the Capital Beltway.
February 11, 2016GovernmentSafetyBusiness
Sleep Apnea Proposal Clears OMB
A plan by federal regulators to issue an advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding sleep apnea聽cleared a review by the White House Office of Management and Budget on Feb. 3.
February 4, 2016GovernmentBusinessSafetyEquipment
New York Supreme Court Rules Tax and Decal Fee Unconstitutional
New York鈥檚 Supreme Court ruled Feb. 1 that the state鈥檚 highway-use tax and decal required of out-of-state truckers are unenforceable, awarding a victory to the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association聽in its聽class-action lawsuit.
February 2, 2016BusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomous
Omnitracs Introduces Next-Gen Telematics Platform
DALLAS 鈥 Omnitracs has unveiled its next-generation telematics platform, which introduces voice recognition software to the company鈥檚 technology offerings while expanding wireless connectivity within the truck.
February 2, 2016