Pilot Program to Speed TWIC Enrollment to Become Nationwide, TSA Official Says
A pilot project in two states to require only a single visit to enrollment centers where truck drivers and other transportation workers obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential is being expanded nationwide, Transportation Security Administration officials told a Senate subcommittee last week.
June 9, 2014Regulators Grant Livestock Haulers HOS Exemption
Federal regulators have granted drivers transporting livestock a one-year exemption from an hours-of-service requirement that they take a 30-minute rest break before driving no more than eight hours.
June 6, 2014Senators Praise TIGER in Transportation Bill’s Report
Senate transportation funding leaders defended the need for the Department of Transportation’s popular infrastructure grant program and the way in which the department selects the grant winners, despite an effort by conservative lawmakers to significantly reduce the program’s funding allocation in recent years.
June 6, 2014Transport Bill Would Require FMCSA to Post Final Rule for ELDs by Jan. 30
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration would be required to issue its final rule that all trucks have electronic logging devices by Jan. 30 under the transportation appropriations bill moving through the Senate.
June 6, 2014OOIDA Seeks Ferro’s Resignation
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is calling for the resignation of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration chief Anne Ferro.
June 6, 2014Panel Adopts HOS Amendment, Advances Transportation Bill to Full Senate
Senate appropriators today adopted an amendment to suspend some provisions of the 'hours-of-service' rules for one year while a DOT study is conducted.
June 5, 2014FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index Declines in April
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index fell below the recent trend line in April, reflecting short-term fluctuations, the group said.
June 5, 2014Commerce Infrastructure Grants Program Backed By Federal Lawmakers
WASHINGTON — An infrastructure grants program designed to assist communities struggling with high unemployment improve their freight connectivity was backed by a Senate funding committee June 5, following approval by the Republican-led House in May which included it as part of a 2015 spending bill.
June 5, 2014Economy Expands Moderately; Cargo Volume Rises After Harsh Winter, Fed Says
The economy continued to expand moderately from early April to late May in most of the country with cargo volume and shipments increasing after a difficult winter, the Federal Reserve said.
June 4, 2014ATA Calls on Senators to Approve FMCSA Restart Study
Members of the trucking industry urged key senators on June 3 to approve a one-year suspension of restart restrictions aimed at truck drivers when a Senate committee considers a fiscal 2015 transportation funding bill later this week.
June 4, 2014