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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.

Business, Safety, Government

Covenant’s Third-Quarter Loss Widens

Covenant Transportation Group reported a third-quarter net loss of $13.6 million, or 96 cents a share, compared with a loss of $3.4 million, or 24 cents, a year ago.

October 27, 2009
Government, Business

I-80 Bridge Repairs Could Mean Lane Closures at Iowa-Illinois Border Next Year

Iowa and Illinois will jointly tackle $10 million worth of repairs to the Interstate 80 Bridge that links the two states in the Quad City area along the Mississippi River

October 26, 2009
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

NTSB Urges Tougher Measures to Fight Drivers’ Sleep Apnea

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration should identify commercial truck and bus drivers who are at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea, and require drivers diagnosed with the condition to prove they are being treated, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended last week.

October 26, 2009
Government, Business, Safety

U.S. Must Tackle Broad Transport Issues when Economy Recovers, Mendez Says

WASHINGTON — When the economy recovers and freight traffic begins to grow again, the nation needs to turn its attention to broader transportation issues that address everything from funding to livability, said Victor Mendez, newly appointed Federal Highway Administrator.

October 26, 2009
Business, Government

Rockslide Closes Interstate 40 Near N.C.-Tenn. Border

A weekend rockslide has closed Interstate 40 in western North Carolina near the Tennessee state line, and officials said it could take several months to clear the debris, the Associated Press reported.

October 26, 2009
Business, Government

UPS Freight Sets Faster Service with Western Canada

UPS Freight, the less-than-truckload unit of UPS Inc., said Monday it had improved transit times to from western Canada and U.S. addresses.

October 26, 2009
Business, Safety, Government, Technology, Equipment

N.Y. Seeks to Require Truck-Specific GPS Following Several Collisions With Bridges

New York Gov. David Paterson (D) has proposed requiring truck drivers there to use only Global Positioning System devices that are equipped with truck route information to keep them off restricted roads.

October 26, 2009
Government, Business, Safety

FMCSA Cracks Down on Drug, Alcohol Rule Violators

Safety investigators nabbed 77 commercial driver and 84 companies for failing to comply with federal drug and alcohol regulations, the Department of Transportation announced Friday.

October 26, 2009
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Gasoline Jumps 18¢ in Two Weeks, to $2.66 a Gallon

Regular gasoline jumped 18 cents in the past two weeks to a national average $2.66 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of fuel prices.

October 26, 2009
Editorial, Business, Government, Safety

Forging a Port Compromise

The settlement that American Trucking Associations negotiated with the Port of Long Beach last week is the kind of compromise that is so difficult to accomplish: Both sides got most of what they wanted.

October 26, 2009