The U.S. Department of Transportation should quickly finalize a proposed federal speed-limiter rule for new heavy trucks, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer (D) said Oct. 6.Â
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Stephen Laskowski Will Succeed David Bradley as Canadian Trucking Alliance CEO
The Board of the Canadian Trucking Alliance voted Oct. 6 in Vancouver, British Columbia, to approve Stephen Laskowski as the successor to CEO David Bradley, effective Jan. 1, 2018.
October 6, 2016FMCSA Proposes Changes to Motor Carrier Scoring System
Federal trucking regulators are previewing proposals that would modify a program that measures the safety performance of motor carriers on the nation’s highways.
October 5, 2016Traffic Fatalities Rise 10.4% in First Half of 2016
Distressed by a 7.2% increase in traffic deaths in 2015, the biggest jump in 50 years, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began forming the Road to Zero Coalition to reverse that momentum.
October 5, 2016Service Firms Rebound to Best Expansion in 11 Months
American service companies expanded in September at the fastest rate in almost a year, returning the economy’s biggest segment to a steady growth path after a slump in the prior month.
October 5, 2016Trucking, Oil Industry Groups Lose Challenge to Minnesota Biodiesel Mandate
A U.S. District Court judge in Minnesota has shot down an attempt by trucking, automotive and oil industry groups to abolish the state’s requirement that diesel sold at the pump contain at least 10% biofuel.
October 5, 2016FHWA Gives Approval to Rhode Island’s Truck-Only Toll Plan
Rhode Island’s truck-only tolling plan can proceed after receiving the go-ahead from the Federal Highway Administration, the state’s Department of Transportation announced Oct. 5.
October 5, 2016Spear Assails Speed-Limiter Proposal as 'Flawed'
LAS VEGAS — American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear sharply criticized a proposed federal speed-limiter rule for new heavy trucks as “flawed” largely because it would create differential speeds on the nation’s highways.
October 6, 2016Georgia, N.C. Join Florida, S.C. in Waiving HOS Rules Ahead of Hurricane Matthew’s Impact
With Hurricane Matthew heading for the southeast coast of the United States after pounding several Caribbean islands, the governors of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina have waived hours of service rules in their states.
October 6, 2016Heavier Loads Proposed for Some North Idaho Highways
Bigger, heavier trucks could be traveling on U.S. Highway 95 and several other North Idaho highways in the future.
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