The Minnesota Trucking Association and four trade groups are suing Minnesota in federal court in an attempt to topple the state’s biodiesel mandate.
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Proposed Speed Limiter Rule Due by Fall, Foxx Tells Senate
Under pressure from Congress and trucking industry leaders, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told a congressional subcommittee last week a proposed rule mandating speed limiters for heavy trucks will be issued no later than this fall.
April 27, 2015Editorial: Cap Truck Speed
Many a business executive cringes at the actions of well-intentioned but under-informed government regulators out to make the world a better place.
April 27, 2015House Appropriators to Consider Transportation Funding Bill April 29
House appropriators on April 29 will take up a fiscal 2016 funding bill that is expected to be less than the Obama administration’s budget request.
April 27, 2015TT Archives: Speed Limiters
In 2006, ATA asked the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to require heavy trucks not only to install the speed limiters but to limit truck speeds to 68 mph.
April 27, 2015Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx: ‘I Hope We’re Able to Meet’ HOS Study Deadline
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx reassured senators on April 22 that his department’s trucking regulatory agency is aiming to complete a study on a recently suspended hours-of-service rule by its mid-December deadline.
April 22, 2015Sen. Steve Daines Presses Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on Acting DOT Posts
WASHINGTON — With five agencies at the Department of Transportation run by acting administrators, Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) asked Secretary Anthony Foxx on April 22 why the Obama administration had yet to announceÌýnominees to fill those posts full time.
April 22, 2015Wisconsin to Begin Posting I-41 Signs
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will begin posting more than 3,000 signs in May to mark the conversion of a 175-mile stretch of U.S. 41 to interstate highway status.
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April 21, 2015Lawmakers, Freight Advocates Call on Congress to Create Dedicated Funding in Transportation Bill
Two U.S. representatives, a freight trade group and port authority and local officials from around the country have called on Congress to pass a transportation reauthorization bill that contains funding dedicated to rebuilding and upgradingÌý freight infrastructure.
April 21, 2015Federal Regulators Seek Additional Volunteers for Restart Study
Federal regulators are seeking additional volunteer truck drivers for a 34-hour restart study due to a shortage of drivers from various industry segments.
April 21, 2015