Government
Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.
ATA Opens NTDC to State Association Members
ORLANDO, Fla — American Trucking Associations is opening participation in its National Truck Driving Championships to members of affiliated state trucking associations who may not be ATA members, officials announced.
Daimler, Volvo Argue Against EPA’s Fee Rule for Navistar
WASHINGTON —Attorneys for Daimler Trucks North America and Volvo group today asked a federal appeals court to throw out an Environmental Protection Agency rule that allowed Navistar Inc. to pay “nonconformance penalties” for engines that failed to meet 2010 federal emissions standards for nitrogen oxide compounds.
Sagging Wis. Bridge Expected to Open by January
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced Oct. 22 that it expects to reopen by January the bridge that carries Interstate 43 traffic though Green Bay.
Hersman Takes Oath For Third Term As Head of NTSB
Deborah Hersman has been sworn in for a third two-year term as chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board.
DOD Top Lawyer Tapped to Head DHS
Former Pentagon lawyer Jeh Johnson has been tapped by President Obama to lead the Department of Homeland Security, the Associated Press reported.
Freight Industry Leaders Honored by EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency honored 55 freight transportation companies Oct. 22 for their achievements in reducing carbon pollution and other harmful emissions.
October 22, 2013Truck Drivers Halt Work at Port of Oakland
Some truck drivers at the Port of Oakland stopped working Oct. 21 to protest what they called unsafe working conditions and unfair labor practices, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
October 22, 2013Graves Says Trucking Prepared for Myriad Political, Business Changes
Economy, Trucking to Improve in 2014, Analysts Say
ORLANDO, Fla. — Trucking and U.S. economic trends continue along a familiar path of slow, steady improvement that is likely to carry into next year, three industry experts said.
DOD Carriers Unlikely to Recoup All Losses Caused by 16-Day Government Shutdown
Carriers that haul munitions, explosives and other hardware for the U.S. military and saw tonnage evaporate during the partial government shutdown that ended last week said they can’t fully make up their losses.
October 21, 2013