Oregon Governor Signs Truck Idling Bill
Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber (D) has signed a measure that restricts truck idling while also preventing local governments from implementing their own anti-idling regulations.
June 21, 2011Senate Bill Would Hinder Sale, Lease of Transportation Assets
The ability of state and local governments to raise cash by leasing or selling transportation assets to private investors would be slowed down, if not killed altogether, under a bill introduced by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.).
June 21, 2011ATA, Business Groups Back Bersin for Customs Chief
American Trucking Associations and nearly two dozen other business groups in recent weeks have re-affirmed their support of Alan Bersin as commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency.
June 21, 2011U.S. Postal Service Suspends Accepting Mail to Canada Due to Ongoing Work Stoppage
Due to the ongoing postal strike by Canadian mail workers, the U.S. Postal Service said it suspended accepting most mail bound for Canada over the weekend.
June 20, 2011U.S.-Canada-Mexico Transshipments Rose 8.5% in 2010
Goods transshipped between the United States, Canada and Mexico rose 8.5% last year to $60.8 billion, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
June 20, 2011ATA, Port of Los Angeles Continue Court Fight Over Classification of Independent Truckers
If an appeals court agrees with a lower court judge who backed the Port of Los Angeles’ argument that it is a business, then all drayage truck drivers will be required to be employees of licensed motor carriers.
June 20, 2011Hours-of-Service Rule Change Would Raise Costs, Hurt Safety, Small Fleets Say
WASHINGTON — Replacing the current hours-of-service rule with one that cuts driving hours would put more inexperienced truck drivers on the road and pass increased transportation costs onto consumers, four executives who run trucks told a House subcommittee.
June 20, 2011NAFC, ITLC Set Meeting Agendas for Phoenix Meeting
Finance and information technology trucking executives are set to meet this week in Phoenix, as American Trucking Associations embarks on a campaign to reinvigorate some of its councils that had to retrench during the recession.
June 20, 2011Consumer Confidence Falls in June
Consumer confidence fell in June, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
June 17, 2011Michigan State Police to Step Up Enforcement in Truck Zones
Under a grant from the Michigan Truck Safety Commission, Michigan State Police will be working a special truck enforcement team until Sept. 30.
June 16, 2011