Canal Insurance Partners with Lytx to Offer DriveCam
Trucking insurance provider Canal Insurance Co. is partnering with Lytx Inc. to offer its customers video-based driver safety programs at preferred pricing, the firms announced in a joint statement.
April 17, 2015Sec. Anthony Foxx: ‘More States Pulling Back Because of the Federal Funding Uncertainty’
WASHINGTON — Days after Senate transportation leaders said they would take up a long-term highway bill, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx reminded a group here that many states would be forced to scale back projects if Congress does not advance such a plan before a May deadline.
April 17, 2015FMCSA, NHTSA Delay Safety Fitness, Speed Limiter Proposed Rules
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is delaying publication of its proposed safety fitness-determination rule by another month, until Aug. 17, the agency said in its April significant rulemakings report.
April 17, 2015TIA Calls For Removal of CSA Data From Public View
The Transportation Intermediaries Association, a trade association representing freight brokerage firms and third-party logistics companies, has called for the removal from public view data generated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.
April 16, 2015Rep. Jim Renacci Introduces Legislation to Fix Trust Fund
Rep. Jim Renacci (R-Ohio) led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in introducing a bill April 16 that would index gas and diesel user fees to inflation, the latest effort in Congress to boost a depleting federal highway account.
April 16, 2015Housing Starts Rise 2% in March
Starts of new homes climbed 2% to a 926,000 annualized rate from a revised 908,000 in February that was the weakest in more than a year, figures from the Commerce Department showed April 16.
April 16, 2015Sen. James Inhofe: EPW ‘Nearly Done’ Preparing Long-Term Highway Bill
WASHINGTON — Sen. James Inhofe, transportation policy committee chairman, said he’s “nearly done crafting a bill” that would authorize highway programs for five or six years.
April 15, 2015ATA President Bill Graves Joins Senators in Calling for Long-Term, Fully Funded Highway Bill
American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves pressed the Obama administration and Congress to quickly agree on and approve a well-funded, long-term highway bill.
April 15, 2015Cass Freight Index Shows Decline in March Shipping Activity
The Cass Freight Index, a measure of shipping activity in trucking and other transportation modes, declined in March and expenditures also dipped, Cass Information Systems said.
April 15, 2015Sen. Deb Fischer Wants GAO to Study West Coast Ports
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer asked the Government Accountability Office to research the effects of the labor-related slowdown at West Coast ports, according to an April 15 letter released by her office.
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