Business inventories rose 0.4% in January, but sales dropped 0.9% to a 10-month low, the Commerce Department reported March 13.
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FMCSA Issues E-Log Rule
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published its long-awaited proposal that will require all interstate truck drivers to use electronic logging devices two years after the rule becomes final.
March 17, 2014Senate Passes Bill to Extend HOS Exemptions for Propane Haulers Through May
The Senate unanimously passed a bill March 13 to exempt propane truckers from hours-of-service regulations through May, sending the bill to President Obama for his consideration.
March 14, 2014Opinion: Hazmat Drivers 鈥 No Rest for the Weary?
This Opinion piece appears in the March 17 print edition of Transport Topics.
March 17, 2014Foxx Promises April Highway Bill
The Obama administration will unveil a multiyear surface transportation authorization bill next month, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told a House of Representatives subcommittee March 12.
March 13, 2014FMCSA Proposes ELD Mandate for Nearly All Trucks
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on March 13 issued a revised proposal to mandate that electronic logging devices be installed in interstate commercial trucks and buses.
March 14, 2014Greenhouse-Gas Rules to Include Study of Several Technologies, Officials Say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥 The next phase of the federal government鈥檚 greenhouse-gas regulations for trucks will include an examination of a 鈥渟uite鈥 of technologies that can lower emissions and increase fuel efficiency, an Environmental Protection Agency official said.
March 13, 2014FMCSA Deactivating DOT Numbers of URS Scofflaws
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it has started to deactivate the Department of Transportation registration numbers of trucking companies overdue for updating their Unified Registration System data, which is due every other year.
March 12, 2014NTSB鈥檚 Hersman to Resign, Become President of National Safety Council
National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah Hersman will depart next month from the independent federal agency she has led for nearly five years to become president of the National Safety Council, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization.
March 11, 2014House Schedules Roundtable to Hear State, Local Requests for Highway Bill
A roundtable discussion on the transportation policy priorities of state and local governments will be held March 13 by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
March 11, 2014