LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 A senior Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official defended the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program and the recently unveiled smartphone app designed to facilitate access to the program鈥檚 ratings and performance data.
April 6, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
Drivers Worry Federal Medical Guidelines Could Result in Additional Disqualifications
LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 Drivers attending the Mid-America Trucking Show criticized current medical guidelines, but a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official stressed the need to ensure they are fit to work.
April 6, 2015BusinessSafety
New Trailer Orders Slide 30% in February as Manufacturers Tackle Massive Backlog
Trailer orders fell 30% in February to 20,700 units from the same time a year ago, ACT Research Co. reported, although analysts attributed the decline to a load of backorders late last year.
April 6, 2015BusinessSafetyGovernment
Transportation Groups to 鈥楽tand Up for Transportation鈥
The American Public Transportation Association has assembled a coalition of business groups, state transportation agencies and other stakeholders to host 鈥淪tand Up for Transportation鈥 events nationwide聽April 9.
April 6, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
DOT Announces Next Round of TIGER Grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation is making $500 million in grants available for states and municipalities that need help to pay for infrastructure projects.
April 2, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
DOT Provides $209 Million Loan for Ohio Bypass
The U.S. Department of Transportation on April 1 announced a $209 million loan for the Portsmouth Bypass project in Ohio, the state鈥檚 largest single construction project and the first to rely on a public-private partnership.
April 2, 2015BusinessSafetyGovernment
ARTBA Analysis: 61,000 Bridges in Need of Significant Repair
A recent review of federal data by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association concluded that more than 61,000 structurally deficient bridges nationwide require significant upgrades and repairs.
April 1, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Phase 2 GHG Rule Delayed, EPA Says
The proposed Phase 2 greenhouse-gas emissions rule for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, originally planned for publication in March, has been delayed until June, the Environmental Protection Agency announced.
March 31, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
CBO: Freight Transportation by Truck Eight Times Higher Than Cost of Rail
The cost of transporting freight by truck is about eight times higher than by rail, the Congressional Budget Office determined in a working paper published March 30.
March 31, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
FMCSA Rejects Petition to Exempt $75,000 Broker Bond
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has denied a request by the Association of Independent Property Brokers and Agents that all property brokers and freight forwarders be exempted from the agency鈥檚 $75,000 bond provision. 聽 聽
March 30, 2015