Obama Signs Spending Law; FMCSA Gets More Funding
On paper, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and other highway safety agencies will see funding increases in the 2014 appropriations bill Congress recently approved.
January 27, 2014FMCSA Assumes More Power to Shutter Unsafe Carriers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced new steps it has taken to obtain regulatory and investigative power more quickly to shut down unsafe motor carriers.
January 27, 2014Forward Air to Buy Central States Trucking
Forward Air Corp. said it will buy Central States Trucking Co. for $95.6 million.
January 24, 2014FTA’s Rogoff Named Acting Undersecretary at DOT
Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff is filling the position of undersecretary for policy at the U.S. Department of Transportation on an acting basis, Bloomberg News reported.
January 24, 2014House Panel Schedules Hearing on Safety Grants
The House subcommittee on highways and transit will hold a hearing Jan. 28 to take testimony on “Improving the Effectiveness of the Federal Surface Transportation Safety Grant Programs.”
January 23, 2014Court Declines to Rehear Calif. Low-Carbon Fuel Case
A federal appeals court has declined to rehear a legal challenge to block implementation of California’s low-carbon fuel standard aimed at lowering greenhouse-gas emissions in the transportation sector.
January 23, 2014Diesel Price Declines to $3.873; Gasoline Also Falls
Diesel and gasoline both fell for a second straight week, with diesel declining 1.3 cents to $3.873 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.
January 22, 2014FMCSA to Shut Down Carriers Based on Executives’ Past Safety Violations
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has finalized a rule to allow officials to shut down trucking companies based on patterns of safety violations by the company or its leaders.
January 22, 2014Marten Reports Record Earnings in 2013
Truckload carrier Marten Transport reported 2013 was the best financial year in its history, but fourth-quarter income declined.
January 22, 2014FMCSA Suspends Some HOS Regulations for Propane Haulers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has temporarily waived enforcement of certain trucking regulations as part of an emergency declaration covering 34 Eastern, Southern and Midwestern states and the District of Columbia through Feb. 11.
January 21, 2014