WASHINGTON — A fiscal 2017 transportation funding bill that would set at 73 hours the allowable time per week truckers may work before taking a break, was advanced by a Senate panel April 21.

WASHINGTON — A fiscal 2017 transportation funding bill that would set the allowable time truckers may work per week before taking a break at 73 hours was advanced by a Senate panel April 21.

WASHINGTON — Legislation that would require the U.S. Department of Transportation to advance a proposal on speed limiters for trucks was approved by a Senate panel April 21.

Hours-of-service regulation would be tweaked under a fiscal 2017 transportation funding bill a Senate subcommittee advanced April 19, according to Sen. Susan Collins as quoted in Politico.

WASHINGTON — A fiscal 2017 Senate transportation funding bill would require the U.S. Department of Transportation to quickly issue a long-awaited proposed rule on speed limiters for motor carriers.

The Senate transportation appropriations subcommittee on April 19 will consider a fiscal 2017 spending measure that is likely not to reflect the Obama administration’s funding priorities.

WASHINGTON — During a rare hearing focused exclusively on the commercial motor carrier industry, the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee suggested his colleagues support establishing truck-only lanes to help boost freight capacity.

WASHINGTON — During a rare hearing focused exclusively on the commercial motor carrier industry, the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee suggested his colleagues support establishing truck-only lanes to help boost freight capacity.