Transport Topics Closed Jan. 25, 26 as Washington Digs Out From Blizzard
Arlington, Va.-based Transport Topics is closed Jan. 25 and Jan. 26 as Washington struggles to overcome the blizzard that blanketed parts of the Mid-Atlantic region with two feet of snow.
January 25, 2016Darling Promises Reforms at Confirmation Hearing
WASHINGTON — Scott Darling, President Obama’s nominee to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, assured a Senate panel at a confirmation hearing the agency will quickly proceed on a range of regulations and studies aimed at improving highway safety, as well as reforming the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.
January 25, 2016Heavy-Truck Repair, Maintenance Costs Have Soared, But Prices for Common Parts Could Decline in ’16
The cost to repair and maintain heavy-duty trucks has surged in recent years, rising more than 50% since 2008, based on a study by the American Transportation Research Institute.
January 25, 2016NHTSA: Alcohol Use Down, Marijuana Up
WASHINGTON — Alcohol use by motorists on U.S. highways has declined significantly in recent years. However, the use of marijuana among the driving public is on the rise, according to research by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
January 25, 2016FMCSA’s Scott Darling: CSA Study to Begin Next Month
WASHINGTON — Next month, the National Academy of Sciences will commence its review of a safety performance scoring program for carriers, the top federal trucking regulator told a Senate panel Jan. 20.
January 20, 2016FMCSA Issues Proposed Safety Fitness Determination Rule
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Jan. 15 issued a proposed safety fitness determination rule that would use data from agency and roadside inspections and investigations, or both, in evaluating on a monthly basis whether a carrier is fit to operate.
January 19, 2016FMCSA to Take Comments on Safety Fitness Proposal This Month
WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will soon take comments on its proposal for safety fitness determination.
January 18, 2016Minimal Mention of Transportation in Obama’s Final State of the Union
President Obama’s much-anticipated State of the Union Address on Jan. 12 focused little on infrastructure and freight transportation concerns, surprising stakeholders still praising last month’s enactment of a five-year highway law that had been six years in the making.
January 18, 2016Reducing Fatigue, Improving Fitness Make NTSB’s 2016 ‘Most Wanted List’
WASHINGTON — Policymakers, regulators and industry leaders need to adopt programs designed to reduce fatigue among truckers on the roads and other commercial operators to boost safety, the National Transportation Safety Board announced Jan. 13.
January 18, 2016Economic Growth in US Cracking Under Strain of Global Slowdown
Figures on retail sales and manufacturing Jan. 15 showed the world’s largest economy ended the year on a weak note, and the start of 2016 wasn’t better. The one saving grace was a pickup in consumer confidence, but that was mainly because households believed inflation will be low, making subdued wage gains look good by comparison.
January 15, 2016