A joint proposed rule to limit the top speed of heavy trucks has cleared a review by the White House Office of Management and Budget.
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Trucking Supports Massachusetts Gov.’s Veto of VMT Bill
Massachusetts won’t be joining Oregon and California in implementing a vehicle miles traveled pilot program anytime soon. Gov. Charlie Baker, a Republican, vetoed a bill on Aug. 10 that the Democratic-controlled Massachusetts Legislature had passed 10 days earlier to permit the state’s Department of Transportation to start a VMT pilot.
August 17, 2016Railroad Regulators Award $25 Million for Automatic Braking System
Railroad operators around the country got a boost from federal regulators in their efforts to implement the automatic braking system known as positive train control.
August 16, 2016Delaware DOT to Install Off-Highway Virtual Weigh Station
In order to police trucks that are trying to bypass weigh-in inspection stations, the Delaware Department of Transportation announced the installation of a virtual weigh station along State Route 1 near the central part of the state.
August 15, 2016Online Database Could Ease Driver Detention, Experts Say
The chronic problem of driver detention at shippers’ docks may be solved by allowing customers to grade a company’s business performance and publish it in an electronic database.
August 15, 2016Opinion: First TMC Meeting Proved Unforgettable
As officers of American Trucking Associations, we are tasked with guiding the professional management of ATA and representing ATA at our federation partners’ meetings and industry events. In recent years, we also have assigned an officer as steward of ATA’s most prominent and important programs. For example, First Vice Chairman Kevin Burch has overseen our industry image movement, Trucking Moves America Forward, while Second Vice Chairman Dave Manning is our officer contact for LEAD ATA, our emerging leaders program. As part of this effort, I have the honor to be the officer serving as liaison to the ATA Technology & Maintenance Council, or TMC.
August 15, 2016FHWA Chief Greg Nadeau: Cities Need to Invest Freight Dollars Wisely
The takeaway for the country’s top highway official after recent conversations with commercial transportation managers in Texas, Oklahoma and Virginia is that freight dollars must be invested efficiently.
August 12, 2016Editorial: One Champion, But Many Winners
By the time you read this, a new grand champion will have been crowned at the National Truck Driving Championships in Indianapolis.
August 15, 2016GAO: Airports, FAA Missing Out on Billions in Taxes Collected From Truckers
The Federal Aviation Administration — and airports by extension — have missed out on as much as $2 billion in funding over the past decade because of a 2005 provision designed to prevent fraudulent use of noncommercial jet fuel by truckers.
August 12, 2016FMCSA Prompts Drivers to Look Out for Trucks
The country’s top truck safety agency is reminding motorists to check for blind spots and to distance their cars from commercial vehicles during their commutes as the busy summer traveling season wraps up.
August 15, 2016