Stubbornly high out-of-service rates in trucking and enduring arguments over safety data are among the issues that remain unresolved, despite the efforts by government officials and industry executives, National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah Hersman said.
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Two Trailer Makers Set Sights on Moving Vans to Capitalize on Growing Relocation Market
A pair of leading dry-freight trailer manufacturers told Transport Topics they are prepared to supply 53-foot household goods vans 鈥 a market dominated by another manufacturer 鈥 to carriers anticipating a moving season that could become the best in years.
February 10, 2014GAO Critical of CSA Data
The U.S. Government Accountability Office said last week that some data included in the federal government鈥檚 Compliance, Safety Accountability program do not have a 鈥渟trong predictive relationship with crashes.鈥
February 10, 2014Shuster Rejects Fuel-Tax Hike to Fund Next Highway Bill
WASHINGTON 鈥 After saying for a year that all options need to be 鈥渙n the table,鈥 House Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) last week took higher fuel taxes off the menu of ways to pay for transportation.
February 10, 2014Forward Air Closes Central States Purchase
Forward Air Corp. said Feb. 6 it completed its $95.6 million acquisition of Central States Trucking Co. and Central States Logistics.
February 6, 2014Study Confirms CSA鈥檚 Effectiveness at Identifying Crash-Prone Carriers, FMCSA Says
A new study commissioned by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration confirms that Compliance, Safety, Accountability program safety-measurement system data are more effective at identifying crash-prone motor carriers than the old SafeStat system, agency officials said Feb. 5.
February 5, 2014ISM Services Index Rises in January
An index of the U.S. economy鈥檚 service sector increased in January, the Institute for Supply Management reported Feb. 5.
February 5, 2014CBO: Highway Fund to be Bankrupt Oct. 1
The Congressional Budget Office said its projections show that the Highway Trust Fund will have insufficient funds to meet its obligations starting in fiscal year 2015, the first day of which is Oct. 1.
February 4, 2014Shuster Rejects Higher Fuel Taxes
WASHINGTON 鈥 House Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) said he wants a five- to six-year highway bill but is not backing higher fuel taxes to pay for improvements and new capacity for the nation鈥檚 roads and bridges.
February 4, 2014Michigan Denies Petition to Allow Hazmat Loads on Ambassador Bridge
The Michigan Department of Transportation has announced that it will not allow corrosive or flammable materials to cross the Ambassador Bridge that connects Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.
February 3, 2014