DOT’s Anthony Foxx Says CSA Scores to Be Public Again in 2 Years
WASHINGTON — It will be about two years before Compliance, Safety, Accountability scores will be available again for public view, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said.
June 13, 2016Relief Plan Offered for R.I. In-State Commercial Truck Owners
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A legislative session that began in winter with Governor Gina Raimondo's push for controversial new truck tolls is nearing an end with a $6 million relief package for in-state commercial truck owners.
June 12, 2016California Judge Rules Against CARB
A California Superior Court Judge has ruled that the state’s air-quality regulators didn’t take into account the economic impact on trucking firms that had complied with their rules when when they voted in April 2014 to allow other carriers to remain noncomplaint for two years.
June 10, 2016Federal Grants Awarded to Help Reduce Trucking Border Congestion
Transportation agencies in New York, Michigan and Washington on June 3 received federal grants to improve the way they issue traffic alerts to truckers crossing the Canadian border.
June 10, 2016Seven Smart City Finalists Make Last Presentations
Expanding public transportation in underserved areas was a common theme among the seven finalists in the U.S Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge as they made their final presentations to Secretary Anthony Foxx on June 9.
June 10, 2016Canada Targets US Truck Washes in Fight Against Killer Pig Virus
Canadian farm groups are blasting U.S. truck washes for being too dirty to prevent the spread of a virus that has killed millions of piglets in recent years, exposing a dispute over the effectiveness of such facilities in North American agriculture.
June 10, 2016OSHA Orders NFI to Reinstate Fired Driver Who Wouldn't Violate HOS
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered NFI Interactive Logistics to reinstate a truck driver who was fired for refusing to violate his hours of service. The New Jersey company also was ordered to pay the driver $276,000 in back wages and damages.
June 9, 2016Pipeline Safety Reform Passes House
Legislation aimed at reforming pipeline safety programs easily passed the U.S. House of Representatives on June 8, setting up a vote in the Senate as early as this month.
June 9, 2016CSA Scores to Be Reposted in About Two Years, Secretary Anthony Foxx Says
WASHINGTON — It likely will take up to two years to post safety performance scores for trucks on a federal website, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told senators June 8. The scores were removed from public view upon enactment of a five-year highway law.
June 8, 2016Former Shipping Executive From Chile Charged With Price-Fixing at Port of Baltimore
Federal prosecutors in Maryland indicted a former shipping executive from Chile on June 7 in an alleged bid-rigging and price-fixing conspiracy involving cargo shipped through the Port of Baltimore and other U.S. ports, the Department of Justice said.
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