The Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Monday announced the first-ever standards to improve fuel efficiency of heavy-duty trucks and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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FMCSA Backs ATA Position on Truck Decals
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ruled that it is illegal for New Jersey and two local governments to require trucks to display decals or other forms of identification.
October 26, 2010States Share $600 Million in Federal Transportation Grants
Forty states shared 77 grants totaling $600 million in the second round of a special federal stimulus program designed to boost transportation innovation under the auspices of the Department of Transportation.
October 26, 2010EPA to Revise Guidance on SCR Truck Engines
WASHINGTON 鈥 The Environmental Protection Agency is revisiting its guidance for selective catalytic reduction technology in heavy-duty trucks as a result of a court settlement with Navistar Inc. earlier this year, an agency official said last week.
October 25, 2010Tanker Wetlines Rule Advances
PHOENIX 鈥 The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration sent its new proposed 鈥渨etlines鈥 regulation to the White House Office of Management and Budget on Oct. 15 for review.
October 25, 2010Graves Scolds Washington for Stalling Highway Bill
PHOENIX 鈥 American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves lashed out at Washington for failing to make progress on a surface transportation bill, saying 鈥減olitical expediency鈥 prevented essential action on improving the transportation infrastructure.
October 25, 2010FMCSA to Increase Focus on Driver Health
PHOENIX 鈥 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is looking ahead to a number of rules focused on driver health and fitness in the next year or two, after the agency completes its spate of mandatory regulations, Administrator Anne Ferro said last week.
October 25, 2010Industry Fears HOS Losses When New Rule Is Issued
PHOENIX 鈥 Trucking officials said they are preparing for what they believe will be a loss of productivity and flexibility when the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issues the revised hours-of-service rule.
October 25, 2010Ferro Says FMCSA to Alter CSA to Address Industry Concerns
PHOENIX 鈥 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is making several changes in its soon-to-be-implemented overhaul of truck safety standards as a result of industry comments, Administrator Anne Ferro told Transport Topics.
October 25, 2010ATA Backs Fuel-Economy Standard as Preferred Means to Reduce Carbon Emissions
American Trucking Associations said Friday it has adopted a carbon-emissions control policy supporting a national fuel-economy standard for trucks, rather than government actions to increase fuel prices or alternative-fuel mandates.
October 22, 2010