FMCSA Speaks Against Mandatory Fuel Surcharge
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he head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said the agency opposed a congressional measure that would require shippers to pay a fuel surcharge to truckload carriers.
In testimony prepared for delivery to a Senate subcommittee, FMCSA Administrator Annette Sandberg joined a chorus of trucking and shipper groups opposing the surcharge language, which was included as part of the six-year highway reauthorization bill the House of Representatives approved on March 10.For the full story, see the April 11 print edition of Transport Topics. Subscribe today.
he head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said the agency opposed a congressional measure that would require shippers to pay a fuel surcharge to truckload carriers.
In testimony prepared for delivery to a Senate subcommittee, FMCSA Administrator Annette Sandberg joined a chorus of trucking and shipper groups opposing the surcharge language, which was included as part of the six-year highway reauthorization bill the House of Representatives approved on March 10.For the full story, see the April 11 print edition of Transport Topics. Subscribe today.
