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.
iTECH: New Rules Mandate EOBR Devices That Don’t Yet Exist
If your fleet uses electronic driver logs and plans to buy trucks after June 4, 2012, be sure to tell your company’s chief technology officer ahead of time.
August 23, 2010DOT Adding Test for ‘Ecstasy’ as Part of Stricter Drug Rules
The U.S. Department of Transportation said it is adding new tests for transportation workers to detect the designer drug “ecstasy,” while also lowering the positive threshold amounts of amphetamines and cocaine and adding a new marker to identify heroin use.
August 23, 2010Pilot Program Reduces Truck Delivery Times in New York City by Utilizing Off-Hour Runs
A pilot program in which trucks made off-hour runs into New York City decreased the average delivery time from the depot to the first receiver by 75%, according to an analysis of the program.
August 23, 2010Trucking Questions New Customs Requirement to Declare Residual Chemicals Crossing Border
Truckers, chemical manufacturers, and other trade groups are questioning a new federal requirement that motor carriers and exporters stipulate on electronic manifests the amount of residual chemicals left inside cargo tank containers when returning from deliveries in Canada and Mexico.
August 23, 2010CSA Revisions Improve Most Scores but Worsen Others, Carrier Execs Say
Changes that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has made to its CSA safety-monitoring program are causing the ratings of fleets across the country to change, and not always for the better, carrier executives told Transport Topics.
August 23, 2010Three Trucking Fleets Plan Share Offerings as a Way to Raise Funds to Reduce Debt
The decisions by three trucking fleets to announce public share offerings in recent weeks represent a sharp change in direction for an industry that went more than five years without a stock sale.
August 23, 2010Diesel Fuel Price Slips 1.2¢ Following 3-Week Increase
In the face of record-setting petroleum stockpiles, the U.S. retail diesel price average dipped 1.2 cents to $2.979 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.
August 23, 2010Pa. Poll Backs More Transportation Funding, Rendell Says
Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell (D) released results of a bipartisan poll that showed majorities of the state’s residents are concerned about transportation and back more funding of infrastructure projects.
August 19, 2010Leading Economic Indicators Gain 0.1%
An index of leading economic indicators increased 0.1% in July, the second increase in four months, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday.
August 19, 2010Opinion: Savings, Security in the Cloud
Cloud computing is fast, reliable, inexpensive and swiftly growing in popularity — except in trucking.
August 19, 2010