Loy Praises Security Efforts, Says Waiting Time Reduced
Department of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary James Loy last week praised efforts by cargo security professionals and said the agency’s programs had increased security and reduced waiting time for carriers bringing freight into the country.
Customs Says Few Trucks Stopped Over Prior Notice
U.S. Customs officials said they turned away a small percentage of food-hauling trucks last week at 57 U.S. border crossings from Mexico and Canada, because they did not give sufficient advance notice of their arrival in the first week of stricter enforcement of prior-notice rules on food imports.
FDA Issues Rules for Holding Suspect Food Cargoes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week issued procedures for detaining food shipments suspected of being viewed as a threat to humans or animals.
Conference Moves Toward National Idling Standards
ALBANY, N.Y. — More than 200 industry executives and government officials last week took what they said could be a first step toward designing a nationwide standard for rules to limit engine idling by trucks, buses and railroad locomotives.
EPA, DOE Say No Changes on Federal Fuel Policies
Although states and industry officials have called for the federal government to help ease problems of motor fuel supplies and high prices around the country, spokesmen for two key federal programs said last week there had been no changes in policy.
iTECH: Taking the Plunge Into Electronic Logging
If onboard recorders for monitoring driver hours electronically are the wave of the future, Quality Carriers appears to be embracing the technology with open arms.
EPA Weighs Calif., N.Y. Clean-Air Waiver Requests
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said last week that it was weighing requests from two states for waivers from federal clean-air rules for gasoline as a way to increase fuel supplies and ease record-high prices.
Outgoing Trala Chair Sees Better Times, but Challenges From Liability, Security
PHOENIX — The outgoing chairman of the Truck Renting and Leasing Association told his group’s annual meeting here that business has taken a turn for the better after a long period of stagnant economy and weak consumer confidence levels.
California, Manufacturers Agree to Emissions Plan
The California Air Resources Board said it agreed with diesel engine makers on what the agency called a voluntary plan to upgrade emissions reduction software.
Sandberg Says Hours Change to Reduce Deaths, Related Costs
ARLINGTON, Va. — The head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration told a major freight shippers’ group that the new driver hours-of-service rules would cut fatalities and related costs, but several audience members said the rules were raising their cost of doing business.