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DOT Submits Proposed Rule Change for HOS Regulations

The Department of Transportation has sent its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to reform hours-of-service regulations to the Office of Management and Budget.

March 29, 2019

Senate Funding Leader Praises White House’s Infrastructure Grants Proposal

WASHINGTON — The Trump White House’s newfound backing of infrastructure grants managed by the U.S. Department of Transportation earned praise from the top transportation funding leader in the U.S. Senate.

March 28, 2019

Canadian Company Aims to Add Sobriety Tests to Steering Wheels

A Canadian company that makes alcohol-detection devices attached to steering wheels of school buses hopes to expand to North American trucking companies.

March 27, 2019

Truck Parking Data Systems Top ATRI’s Research Priorities List

The American Transportation Research Institute’s recently unveiled list of research priorities for 2019 covers an array of topical issues, ranging from truck parking to tolls.

March 26, 2019

Construction, Business Stakeholders Renew Push for Infrastructure Bill

Groups representing the construction and business sectors are ramping up their calls for congressional action on an infrastructure measure this year.

March 26, 2019

Midwest Floods Deliver Another Economic Blow to Farmers

Chad Korth’s Nebraska farm mostly was unscathed from the catastrophic floods that inundated nearby fields thanks to being positioned atop a hill. But as the waters recede, he’s not expecting to be spared the financial blow that’s hitting the region.

March 26, 2019

U.S. Chamber (Again) Pledges to Support Hill Proponents of Fuel Tax Increase

To those members of Congress who support raising the federal fuel tax, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce wants them to know they have its support. Here's your Capitol Agenda look ahead at the week for trucking on Capitol Hill.

March 25, 2019

Spring Floods Threaten Most of Continental US

The deluge that devastated so much of the Midwest over the last week could be a preview for one of the worst years for flooding in the United States, according to federal weather officials.

March 22, 2019

Congress Returns to Debate Infrastructure, Fiscal 2020 Funding, Nominees

Policymakers make their way back to Capitol Hill after a weeklong spring recess to continue to stitch together the provisions for a comprehensive infrastructure bill they want to pass by August.

March 21, 2019

Cops in Indiana Have a Reputation for Having No Mercy on Speeders

It’s not a closely guarded secret in trucking that if you speed on Indiana interstates, you risk getting pulled over by a state trooper. It’s been that way for a long time, according to Steve Bryan, president of data-crunching firm Vigillo.

March 21, 2019