FMCSA Gathers Input on New-Entrant Testing, ELDs
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Anne Ferro and other Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials listened to the public on knowledge testing for new transportation companies, but also heard from truck drivers on the new electronic logging device rule.
March 31, 2014FMCSA Confident Medical Examiner Corps Will Be Adequate
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration remains confident that there will be an adequate number of certified medical examiners as of May 21, when U.S. government certification supplants individual state approaches to truck drivers’ physical exams, an agency official said.
March 31, 2014E-Log Mandate to Spur First-Time Adopters to Buy Lower-Cost Products, Vendors Say
Demand for basic, low-cost on-board truck technology will surge in the years ahead as first-time buyers look to comply with the federal government’s proposed electronic logging mandate, several suppliers said.
March 31, 2014Official Says Funding for Postal Vehicles Must Stem From Congressional Legislation
A top U.S. Postal Service official said the agency will not ask Congress directly for money to acquire new vehicles.
March 31, 2014Whiting Door Licenses Technology to Make Lightweight Steel Panels
Whiting Door Manufacturing Corp. has licensed technology to produce lightweight steel panels for trailer side walls and doors, a move that expands the company’s truck business beyond doors for the first time.
March 31, 2014FMCSA Gathers Input on New-Entrant Testing, ELDs
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Anne Ferro and other Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials listened to the public on knowledge testing for new transportation companies, but also heard from truck drivers on the new electronic logging device rule.
March 28, 2014FMCSA Confident Medical Examiner Corps Will Be Adequate
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration remains confident that there will be an adequate number of certified medical examiners as of May 21, when the U.S. government certification supplants individual state approaches to truck drivers’ physical exams, an agency official said.
March 28, 2014FMCSA Publishes E-Log Rule
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has formally published its proposal that will require all interstate truck drivers to use electronic logging devices.
March 28, 2014ATA Pressing Congress on Renewing Natural-Gas Tax Credit
American Trucking Associations is pressing Congress to renew the tax credit for natural gas and propane, saying the credit encouraged people and businesses to switch to the alternative fuels.
March 27, 2014Ohio Upholds Law Preventing Municipal Taxes for Carriers
The Ohio Supreme Court has held that a state statute does not allow municipalities to tax the income of motor carriers.
March 27, 2014