Government

Foxx Starts Highway Trust Fund Ticker

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said his department started posting a Highway Trust Fund Ticker on Jan. 15 that will tell all Americans monthly how much money is left in the reservoir that funds many U.S. road and bridge projects.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
January 15, 2014
Business

Freight Shippers Want Predictability, Researchers Say

WASHINGTON — People who study shippers said senders and receivers of freight want predictability — even as the economy and technology change rapidly.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
January 15, 2014
Government

Bus Companies Talk to FMCSA About Testing Rule

Bus operators told FMCSA at a listening session they endorse knowledge testing for new industry entrants, they want the new rules to be simple and that they want the tests to be targeted to specific types of companies.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
January 14, 2014
Government

Supreme Court Denies OOIDA Request for Mexican Pilot Hearing

Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court said they will not hear an appeal requested by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association challenging the legality of the pilot program allowing some Mexican trucks to operate in the United States.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
January 13, 2014
Government

Congressman Proposes 1% Freight Fee to Fund Infrastructure

A Democratic congressman from Washington introduced a bill that would create federal grants to fund freight infrastructure, and fund the grants through a dedicated 1% fee on shipping.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
January 13, 2014
Government

FMCSA Schedules 2 More Listening Sessions on Applicant Testing

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has expanded its schedule of listening sessions on how new motor carriers, brokers and freight forwarders should be tested for industry knowledge.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
January 8, 2014
Government, Business

OSHA Fines Two Carriers on ‘Whistleblower’ Allegations

Two large trucking companies received orders from the Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to compensate workers who said they were unable to drive because of illness.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
January 7, 2014
Business

Lobbyist Phillips to Leave ATA

Mary Phillips, the chief lobbyist for American Trucking Associations for more than three years, will leave ATA on Jan. 7 to open her own government-affairs consulting firm.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
January 6, 2014
Government, Business

Trottenberg Leaves DOT for NYC Post

Polly Trottenberg, undersecretary for policy at the U.S. Department of Transportation, will leave that post to become New York City’s transportation  commissioner under new Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
January 2, 2014
Government, Business

Mich., N.J., Vermont Declare HOS Waivers

Three states — Michigan, New Jersey and Vermont — have suspended parts of the federal driver hours-of-service rule due to an ongoing propane shortage.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
December 31, 2013