FMCSA Announces $30 Million to Help States Collect Safety Data
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Jan. 12 announced that $30 million is available to help states modernize their safety data technologies.
January 12, 2015Despite Progress, Diesel Emissions Still an Issue for Environmental Regulators
WASHINGTON — Environmental officials from California and the East Coast said during a Transportation Research Board panel here that trucks still require special attention because of diesel emissions, even though such output became much cleaner from 1998 to 2010.
January 12, 2015Government Transport Planners Compare US, European Systems at TRB
WASHINGTON — In a Jan. 11 session of the Transportation Research Board, European and American transportation planners admired each other’s freight systems as part of TRB’s 94th annual meeting here.
January 12, 2015TT Archives: Nixon Presents Driver of the Year Award
Receiving the “Driver of the Year” award would be a memorable moment for any truck driver so honored, but it was extra special for Raymond Motor Transportation driver Clarence Hoffman in 1972 when he was presented the trophy by President Nixon.
January 12, 2015Feds Keep Drug-Test Rate
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said the nation’s trucking companies must continue random drug testing for at least 50% of drivers and other “safety sensitive” employees during 2015.
January 12, 2015Package Carriers Improve On-Time Delivery During Critical Holiday Shopping Season
Package carriers dramatically improved their on-time delivery performance at the tail end of the Christmas shopping season, preventing a repeat of the delays that sparked a consumer outcry a year earlier.
January 12, 2015Penske Petitions US Supreme Court to Overturn Calif. Meal-Break Law
Penske Logistics last week asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court decision upholding California’s meal-break law.
January 12, 2015Teamsters’ LTL Organizing Efforts Resume;Con-way Defeats Union at Calif. Terminal
Elections for labor union representation resumed last week as Teamsters efforts to organize workers at two of the three largest less-than-truckload carriers do not show signs of slackening.
January 12, 2015California Expands Cap-and-Trade Program; Trucking Executives Expect Higher Fuel Costs
California’s cap-and-trade program extended its reach to diesel fuel and gasoline on Jan. 1, creating no immediate price change but a great deal of concern about the workings over time of a highly complex system.
January 12, 2015Diesel Drops 7.6¢ to $3.137 as Crude Falls Below $50
Diesel prices began the new year the same way they finished 2014, with the U.S. retail average falling 7.6 cents to $3.137 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.
January 12, 2015