American Trucking Associations has applied for an exemption on behalf of a group of hazardous materials drivers to the hours-of-service rule on 30-minute breaks.
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Bill Maintains Restart Suspension, OKs Twin 33s
WASHINGTON 鈥 A House appropriations bill unveiled last week could keep the suspended 34-hour restart rule from being reinstated by Sept. 30, and would permit use of twin 33-foot trailers.
May 4, 2015NTSB Recommends Video Recorders on Heavy Trucks and Buses
The National Transportation Safety Board on April 29 issued a recommendation that heavy truck and bus fleet operators deploy in-cab video system recorder technology to monitor their drivers.
April 30, 2015TT Archives: Substance Abuse Testing
In 1994, after several years of preparation alcohol testing was announced for truck and bus drivers in both interstate and intrastate commerce. These regulations 鈥渂uild on the transportations industry鈥榮 track record with drug testing over the past three years,鈥 said Transportation Secretary Federico Pena.
May 4, 2015Restart Rider in Appropriations Bill Could Extend Suspension
A House appropriations bill unveiled this week contains a rider on the 34-hour restart that adds new requirements on the study Congress ordered last year, meaning suspension of the restart could be extended beyond September.
April 29, 2015FMCSA Ends Driver Recruitment for Restart Study
Federal regulators said they have exceeded their goal of recruiting more than 225 truck driver volunteers to participate in an hours-of-service 34-hour restart study.
April 29, 2015House Transportation Funding Leaders Unveil Fiscal 2016 Bill
The transportation funding panel in the House on April 28 released legislation that would provide $572 million for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the agency that oversees the trucking industry.
April 28, 2015Temporary Funding Bill Still Up in the Air, Chairman Bill Shuster Says
WASHINGTON 鈥 With only 33 days left to pass a temporary funding extension for the nation鈥檚 transportation system, the man who heads the House Transportation Committee said he doesn鈥檛 know where the money will come from or how long the extension will last.
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April 28, 2015Freight Group Lists 36 Sites As Top Projects to Address
A freight advocacy group last week unveiled a report containing 36 targeted infrastructure projects it said could boost freight mobility if Congress includes money for them in a long-term transportation bill.
April 27, 2015Trucking Group Is Honored for Fighting Sex Trafficking
WASHINGTON 鈥 Truckers Against Trafficking has been honored by federal lawmakers for its role in helping rescue mostly young women from human trafficking networks in which they often are sexually exploited.
April 27, 2015