The National Association of Manufacturers is urging transportation leaders to quickly advance a multiyear highway reauthorization bill that boosts investments in freight transportation, and trucking productivity.
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Senate Votes to Delay Twin 33s Approval in Transportation Funding Bill
The Senate on Nov. 18 easily agreed to delay approval of twin 33-foot trailers nationwide, a key provision in a fiscal 2016 transportation funding bill.
November 18, 2015N.Y., N.J., Feds Agree on Funding for $20 Billion Rail Tunnel
Officials in New York and New Jersey, the U.S. Department of Transportation and Amtrak have agreed on a first step toward building a $20 billion rail tunnel between New York City and New Jersey beneath the Hudson River.
November 17, 2015Driver Coercion Final Rule Clears OMB; ELD Rule Expected Nov. 30
A final federal rule that would prohibit carriers, shippers and brokers from coercing truck drivers to violate safety regulations cleared review by the White House Office of Management and Budget last week and is projected to be published in the Federal Register on Nov. 23.
November 16, 2015Analysts Growing Cautious on 2016 Trucking Outlook
Freight industry experts are increasingly growing cautious about 2016, based on the expected continuation of recent sluggish market conditions as well as other factors.
November 16, 2015Freight Firms Cheer Pacific Trade Deal
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade agreement hammered out by the United States and 11 Pacific Rim nations, is drawing praise from international freight carriers who see it as a powerful stimulus for business.
November 16, 2015Removing Non-Fault Crashes Helps CSA Scores, ATRI Says
A new research report lends support to claims by many in the trucking industry that federal regulators should remove nonpreventable crashes from carriers’ Compliance, Safety, Accountability program records.
November 16, 2015ATA, Transportation Groups Want More Funding in Highway Bill
American Trucking Associations joined 39 transportation groups this week in calling on congressional transportation leaders to boost federal investments for infrastructure projects in a multiyear highway bill.
November 12, 2015Carriers' Safety Ratings Improve if Nonpreventable Crashes Are Removed, ATRI Study Shows
Eliminating nonpreventable accidents from a sample of 15 motor carriers' Compliance, Safety, Accountability safety measurement scores caused significant positive changes in majority of the carriers’ Crash BASIC percentile scores, according to a new study by the American Transportation Research Institute.   Â
November 10, 2015House to Vote on Rep. Lois Frankel's CSA Scores Amendment in Highway Bill
House lawmakers on Nov. 4 will vote to decide whether the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s safety performance rating scores for motor carriers should remain available to the public while the program is reviewed. Watch live debate and votes.
November 3, 2015