A provision that would allow truck drivers to avoid a rest requirement of 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. on consecutive days was kept in a fiscal 2017 transportation funding bill a House committee approved May 24.
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Forward Air CFO Rodney Bell to Retire, XPO’s Michael Morris to Take Post
Forward Air Corp. announced that Chief Financial Officer Rodney Bell will retire on June 27 and that Michael Morris, an XPO Logistics executive, will replace Bell in the post.
May 29, 2016New Overtime Threshold Could Disrupt Payrolls, Revamp Job Classifications, Trucking Execs Warn
Across the trucking industry, companies should be prepared for some type of financial disruption due to the new Department of Labor rule on overtime pay, a senior official with American Truck Dealers told Transport Topics.
May 30, 2016Commenters Slam Safety Fitness Proposal
Comments filed with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on its proposed safety fitness scores were mostly negative.
May 30, 2016ATRI Survey: Sleep Apnea Studies Costly to Drivers
More than half of drivers who have been asked to participate in sleep apnea studies paid more than 150% of their median weekly pay to do so, a survey released by the American Transportation Research Institute on May 26 revealed.
May 26, 2016FTR’s Latest Shippers Condition Index Falls to Near Neutral
Research company FTR said its latest Shippers Conditions Index fell to a near-neutral reading of 0.4 in March after improving for each of the four previous months.
May 26, 2016Replay: FMCSA Listening Session on Sleep Apnea
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration conducted a listening session on obstructive sleep apnea May 25 in Los Angeles. Watch a videotape of the session.
May 25, 2016Industry Groups Unite to Develop New App Aimed at Making Truck Parking Easier to Find
WASHINGTON — Industry groups announced they will launch a free truck parking smartphone app in August, joining several from the private sector already in place.
May 23, 2016Experts: New Technology Can Reduce Congestion
WASHINGTON — Investing in the integration of advanced technologies in cities and freight corridors would help reduce roadway congestion, transportation officials and experts said here during Infrastructure Week.
May 23, 2016Video: Why FMCSA Is Seeking Input on Sleep Apnea
Christine Hydock, chief of the medical programs division for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, talks with TT's Eric Miller in this LiveOnWeb video excerpt about the agency's interest in a possible sleep apnea regulation.
May 20, 2016