ATA's Bill Sullivan on Infrastructure, Autonomous, F4A
ATA Executive Vice President of Advocacy Bill Sullivan talks with TT's Eugene Mulero about lobbying efforts around infrastructure, autonomous policies and meal-and-rest-break legislation, part of our LiveOnWeb 2018 Government Outlook. More at bit.ly/TT-LOW0117.
January 17, 2018Capitol Agenda for the Week of Jan. 16: LiveOnWeb’s 2018 Government Outlook
Approval of a provision that would clarify meal-and-rest break rules for truckers will be delayed if Congress clears for President Donald Trump this week a short-term funding measure. Here's a look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
January 16, 2018Editorial: A Call to Arms for Trucking
There’s no shortage of issues that will shape the future of trucking.
October 26, 2017Hill Consideration of Meal, Rest Break Proposal on Pause
A proposal aimed at guaranteeing nationwide uniformity of meal and rest break rules for truck drivers has hit a snag this year in the U.S. Senate.
September 14, 2017Editorial: Rules to Live By
Without rules for everyone to follow, the world would become a chaotic place. But uncertainty about which rules one must follow can itself create chaos.
August 24, 2017House to Take Up Meal, Rest Break Provision in September
House Republican leaders have signaled a willingness to ensure nationwide uniformity of meal and rest break rules for truckers when they consider a fiscal 2018 funding bill on the chamber’s floor as early as September.
August 24, 2017ELD Provision in Transportation Bill Missing Crucial Support in Congress
Legislation that would pre-empt state laws on meal and rest breaks for truckers and boost funding for truck safety grants was advanced by a House funding panel on July 17.
July 18, 2017Appropriators to Take Up Transportation Funding Bill July 17 With Meal, Rest Break Provision
House Republican leaders are measuring the degree of support within their caucus for a provision in a fiscal 2018 transportation funding bill that would pre-empt state laws on meal and rest breaks for truckers, congressional aides told Transport Topics.
July 14, 2017House Panel OKs Bill to Boost FMCSA Funding, Pre-empt State Meal, Rest Break Laws
Legislation that would boost funding for federal trucking regulators and would pre-empt state laws concerning meal and rest breaks for truckers was easily advanced by a House panel on July 11.
July 13, 2017House Panel OKs Bill to Boost FMCSA Funding, Pre-empt State Meal, Rest Break Laws
Legislation that would boost funding for federal trucking regulators and pre-empt state laws concerning meal and rest breaks for truckers was easily advanced by a House panel.
July 12, 2017