American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves pressed the Obama administration and Congress to quickly agree on and approve听a well-funded, long-term highway bill.
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Ambassador Bridge Traffic Restored After Vehicle Fire
Cross-border traffic听on the Ambassaor Bridge has been restored to normal听after a fire caused by a pickup truck hauling a trailer into Canada from the U.S. side, bridge officials said.
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April 14, 2015Fischer: FMCSA Overhaul to Be Introduced in Spring
Programs and initiatives at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration strongly criticized by the trucking industry would be greatly changed under legislation Sen. Debra Fischer (R-Neb.) is expected to introduce this spring.
April 13, 2015Boy Scouts Earn Trucking Merit Badges at MATS
A group of Boy Scouts attending the Mid-America Trucking Show got an education 鈥 and merit badges 鈥 on the trucking industry.
April 13, 2015FMCSA Shuts Down Carrier for Safety Violations that Include HOS Failure
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced that the carrier owned by Carnell Pompey, doing business as Mortise Trucking Co. in Darlington, South Carolina, has been shut down as an imminent hazard to public safety.
April 9, 2015Drivers Worry Federal Medical Guidelines Could Result in Additional Disqualifications
LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 Drivers attending the Mid-America Trucking Show criticized current medical guidelines, but a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official stressed the need to ensure they are fit to work.
April 6, 2015US Delays Greenhouse-Gas Rule
LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 The federal government has delayed the publication of a new greenhouse-gas emissions rule for trucks, a topic that was already top of mind for engineers, manufacturers and other industry leaders attending the Mid-America Trucking Show.
April 6, 2015CBO: Freight Transportation by Truck Eight Times Higher Than Cost of Rail
The cost of transporting freight by truck is about eight times higher than by rail, the Congressional Budget Office determined in a working paper published March 30.
March 31, 2015FMCSA Picking Carriers for Drug and Alcohol Survey
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said March 30 that it has commenced notifying selected truck and bus companies to submit their annual Department of Transportation drug-and-alcohol testing program results to the agency.
March 30, 2015Sen. Debra Fischer Chides FMCSA for Approach on Restart Rule
If the federal government had taken a performance-based rather than a 鈥減rescriptive鈥 approach to its 34-hour restart rule, the regulation might have enhanced safety rather than adversely affected trucking operations, Sen. Debra Fischer (R-Neb.) said at a hearing last week.
March 30, 2015