Before a restructuring in January brought into being the Office of Motor Carrier and Highway Safety, Julie Cirillo, who heads the new agency, said the responsibility for safety among trucks, buses, roadside construction zones and pedestrians was “sprinkled throughout the Federal Highway Administration.

A proposal by American Trucking Associations to make intermodal terminal operators responsible for the roadworthiness of containers and chassis was sharply criticized by ocean carriers last week.

Three years after rules requiring underride guards on trailers went into effect, the Federal Highway Administration has issued a regulations to keep the guards in good condition.

The leader of the nation’s largest shippers’ group is calling for a trade-off between the railroad and trucking industries. In exchange for railroad support of heavier big rigs, trucking companies would move more freight on intermodal lines.

The idea of creating a national trucking company to provide drayage service to intermodal carriers was a hot topic at the Intermodal Association of North America’s annual meeting.

How to inspect containers and chassis was at the heart of the debate over who should be responsible for the roadworthiness of intermodal equipment during the Intermodal Association of North America’s ninth annual meeting.

Focus groups offered three keys to unlocking seamless intermodal interchanges: reducing interchanges, improving the repair process and providing faster access to accurate information.

The idea of creating a national trucking company to provide drayage service to intermodal carriers was a hot topic at the Intermodal Association of North America’s annual meeting.

Focus groups offered three keys to unlocking seamless intermodal interchanges: reducing interchanges, improving the repair process and providing faster access to accurate information.

The debate over the Federal Highway Administration’s safety rating system began anew last week when the agency issued a proposed rule that would shut down carriers that do not take steps to correct an “unsatisfactory” evaluation within 60 days.