A controversial Hours of Service (HOS) restart rule that required truck drivers to take two periods off between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. during their 34-hour restart, and limited use of the restart to once a week was suspended last week when President Obama signed a trillion-dollar omnibus funding package that included the HOS rule…
In November, Ryder Corporation hosted a U.S.–Mexico Border Security Summit to initiate information sharing between customers, business partners, and government security agencies. Held in Fort Worth, the conference featured security briefings by members of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and its component agencies, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Transportation Security Administration. In…
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has delayed until next year completion of a comprehensive study of truck size and weight, frustrating many in the industry. “We recognize many people, including Congress, are eagerly awaiting the release of the report,” said a DOT spokesperson. “However, the department is committed to producing the most objective, data-driven…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is making another run at increasing liability coverage for trucking operators after being rebuffed by Congress earlier this year. FMCSA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking in late November, announcing that it is considering a rulemaking that would increase the minimum levels of financial responsibility for motor carriers,…
President Obama recently nominated Mark R. Rosekind to head up the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Rosekind has a background as a specialist on human fatigue and occupies one of five seats on the National Transportation Safety Board, an independent agency. The promotion to a higher government post is rare for a member of…
With both natural and man-made disasters breaking out somewhere on the globe on a regular basis, truck manufacturer Navistar, in partnership with Terranova GTS, recently unveiled its International DuraStar Multi-Purpose Vehicle (DuraStar MPV) – a truck designed to aid in disaster relief efforts. “This state-of-the-art multi-purpose vehicle provides a critical resource to aid disaster relief…
European Union (EU) regulators are investigating a number of the world’s top truck makers suspected of conspiring to fix prices. The Commission recently announced that it had sent formal charge sheets to several manufacturers it suspected of price fixing, marking the next phase of a complex investigation that began with raids on a number of…
The Morgantown, W. Va. City Council exceeded its constitutional authority by banning heavy trucks from the city’s downtown business district, two effected firms claim in lawsuit. In a complaint filed in the Kanawha County circuit court, plaintiffs Nuzum Trucking Co. and Preston Contractors Inc. argue that in adopting the ordinance the city usurped the state…
A driver shortage, tightening capacity in both trucking and rail, congestion at major ports and an improving economy are all contributing to a transportation capacity crisis in the U.S., according to industry experts. And in regions where there has been a recovery, it has not been an even, across the board recovery – but an…
As Congress and the Obama administration line up for GOP control of both houses, the transportation industry is waiting to see if a new long-term Highway Bill is in the cards. The latest extension of highway funding runs out on May 31, 2015 and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx said the nation cannot afford…
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