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.
Consumer Confidence Hits Three-Year High
Consumer confidence hit its highest level in three years in February, the New York-based Conference Board reported Tuesday.
February 22, 2011Letters: CSA, Help in a Blizzard,Top 11 Lacking?
I don’t understand how the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program got going without all the pitfalls being known ahead of time.
February 21, 2011Trucking Blasts HOS Plan
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Transportation Department’s new proposed hours-of-service rule is too complex, rigid, and would reduce the productivity of motor carriers, while making highways no safer, trucking industry and trade association executives and truck drivers told federal regulators last week.
February 21, 2011Obama Proposes 48% Increase in Road Spending Over 6 Years
President Barack Obama’s transportation reauthorization proposal would increase spending on roads and bridges over the next six years to $336 billion, a 48% increase over the $227 billion in the previous federal reauthorization package.
February 21, 2011ATA, L.A. Port File Final Briefs With Court in Dispute on Use of Owner-Operators
Lawyers for American Trucking Associations and the Port of Los Angeles completed filing their written legal arguments last week over the port’s attempted ban on independent owner-operators.
February 21, 2011Budget Proposal Would Cut EPA Grants for Emissions Reductions, Other Programs
President Obama’s proposed 2012 budget for the Environmental Protection Agency would eliminate diesel emissions-reduction grants and shrink other agency programs. But EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson last week vowed to forge full-speed ahead with the agency’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction program, including the agency’s proposed truck fuel-efficiency rule.
February 21, 2011ATA, Port of L.A. File Final Court Briefs Over Use of Owner-Operators
American Trucking Associations and the Port of Los Angeles have completed filing written legal arguments over the port’s attempted ban on independent owner-operators.
February 18, 2011Leading Economic Indicators Rise for Seventh Month
An index of leading economic indicators rose in January for the seventh straight monthly increase, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday.
February 17, 2011Consumer Price Index Rises 0.4%
The consumer price index rose 0.4% in January, the Labor Department said Thursday.
February 17, 2011Proposed Transportation Plan Falls Short of Infrastructure Needs, ATA Says
The Obama administration’s budget outline for the Department of Transportation falls short of effectively dealing with the transportation needs of the nation’s consumers and shippers, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves said Tuesday.
February 15, 2011