Canada and the United States have launched the second phase of a pilot program designed to speed freight flow at the border by having U.S.-bound trucks inspected on Canadian soil.
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Lane Kidd Resigns as Arkansas Trucking Association President
Arkansas Trucking Association President Lane Kidd said Feb. 24 he is leaving the association after leading it for 22 years.
February 24, 2014Editorial: A Next Generation Is Coming
President Obama took some time to talk about trucks and trucking last week, and while standing among some Class 8s, he observed:
鈥淭rucks like these are responsible for about 20% of our on-road fuel consumption, and because they haul about 70% of all domestic freight 鈥 70% of the stuff we use, everything from flat-screen TVs to diapers to produce to you-name-it 鈥 every mile that we gain in fuel efficiency is worth thousands of dollars of savings every year.鈥
February 24, 2014FMCSA Defends Its CSA Crash Data After GAO Report Criticizes Methods
A Government Accountability Office study critical of the way the government identifies crash-prone carriers is the result of a 鈥減hilosophical disagreement鈥 between regulators and GAO investigators, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials said.
February 24, 2014Texas Trucking Group Visits Capitol to Educate Delegation on Industry
WASHINGTON 鈥 Texas Trucking Association members blitzed Capitol Hill, visiting 36 House offices and two on the Senate side in a single day in an effort to educate lawmakers on critical industry issues.
February 24, 2014US to Tighten Fuel Rules
President Obama last week said he would seek an additional set of carbon-dioxide emissions and fuel-economy improvements for heavy- and medium-duty trucks that would go beyond standards that take effect this year and in 2017.
February 24, 2014House Panel to Hold Freight, Highway Bill Events
The House highways and transit subcommittee will hold a public hearing and a roundtable discussion to examine freight needs and the transportation authorization bill Congress is scheduled to write this year.
February 21, 2014Retail Group Concerned About Delays at Port of NY/NJ
Freight delays at the Port of New York and New Jersey have caused 鈥渄amaging consequences鈥 to cargo flow at the East Coast鈥檚 largest port complex, a retailers group wrote in letter to the port.
February 21, 2014Foxx Says Fuel Tax Increase Is Not Needed
WASHINGTON 鈥 Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said the Obama administration still believes there is a better way to raise the money needed to upgrade the nation鈥檚 highway infrastructure than to raise the federal fuel tax.
February 20, 2014FMCSA Formally Issues Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Proposal
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has formally issued a proposal that would establish a national database of truck drivers who have failed or refused to take drug and alcohol tests.
February 20, 2014