Michigan to Allow Hazardous Transport on Ambassador Bridge
The decision, repealing measures in place since 2014, follows a six-month review of input from the public, law enforcement and first responders.
September 5, 2024Improving Driver Safety with In-Cab Hazard-Based Warnings
Hundreds of thousands of commercial vehicles travel across the United States each and every day, operated by drivers who are focused on continuously changing road conditions and other driving tasks, all of which may cause them to miss critical road sign warnings about such hazards as steep grades, high rollover locations, and low bridges.
March 12, 2020Louisiana Regulators Allow More Truckers to Haul Hazardous Waste
Louisiana regulators Sept. 20 allowed more companies to haul toxic waste in the state, but the Public Service Commission did not go as far as a newly passed state law demands, which will force the courts, ultimately, to decide how to handle hazardous leftovers from industry and the oilfield.
September 22, 2017PHMSA Seeks Comments on ATA Hazmat Petitions
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is seeking comment on two separate American Trucking Associations’ federal preemption petitions claiming that regulatory requirements for hazardous materials hauling in Pittsburgh and New York City impose unfair burdens on hazmat carriers.
April 17, 2014ATA Chairman Testifies on Hazmat Regs
American Trucking Associations Chairman Barbara Windsor told a House panel Wednesday that changes are needed to regulations governing hazardous materials shipments in order to improve efficiency and relieve unnecessary regulatory burdens.
April 12, 2011Pa. State Police Issue 790 Hazmat Citations
Pennsylvania State Police said Wednesday that its officers inspected nearly 1,600 commercial vehicles transporting hazardous materials and issued 790 citations during a one-day enforcement in late March.
April 6, 2011ATA Seeks Hazmat Rule Change
American Trucking Associations has petitioned federal regulators to issue a new rule to clarify that hazardous material packages should normally be inspected at the point of loading or unloading, and not during roadside inspections.
March 15, 2011Rule Would Allow More Hazmat Inspections
An impending Department of Transportation rule will expand enforcement authority of federal regulators to conduct “enhanced inspections” and investigations of packaged hazardous materials.
March 8, 2011NTTC Asks PHMSA to Withdraw Plan for Outsourcing Regulatory Requirements
The National Tank Truck Carriers association has asked federal hazardous materials regulators to withdraw a plan to outsource regulatory requirements for the design, manufacture, test, inspection and repair of cargo tanks to a pair of professional organizations.
January 24, 2011ATA Petitions PHMSA to Make It Easier to Use Consolidation Bins for Hazmats
American Trucking Associations last week asked the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to facilitate the use of consolidation bins in transporting small packages of hazmat materials.
December 6, 2010