Senate Funding Bill Tasks DOT With Reviewing Ag Haulers’ ELD Concerns
Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) indicated he may propose a provision aimed at assisting livestock haulers struggling with electronic logging device requirements when the Appropriations Committee considers a fiscal 2019 transportation funding bill June 7.
June 5, 2018Sen. John Cornyn Says NAFTA Negotiators Missed Deadline for Congressional Vote
The U.S. Congress probably won’t have time to approve a new North American Free Trade Agreement this year, as Cabinet members from the three trading partners continue to negotiate changes to the pact, according to Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn.
June 5, 2018Brexit Britain Wants to Become a Leader in Driverless Vehicles
Britain is stepping up its plans to be a leader in self-driving cars. The government is awarding 25 million pounds ($33 million) this week to as many as six projects that will research and test autonomous vehicles on highways and on trials of remote-control parking.
June 5, 2018Bill Targets Driver Shortage With Age-Restriction Reduction
In an attempt to close a truck driver shortage cited by industry insiders, Ninth District Rep. Trey Hollingsworth is co-sponsoring a bill that would lower the age when commercial motor vehicle drivers are able to travel across state lines from 21 to 18.
June 5, 2018ATA’s Chris Spear Cautions Against Further ELD Exemptions
INDIANAPOLIS — The head of American Trucking Associations warned during a legal seminar here that further exemptions from Congress to electronic logging requirements for agricultural haulers could threaten safety on the nation’s roads.
June 5, 201810-Week Streak of Rising Diesel Prices Ends With .3¢ Drop
For the first time in 11 weeks the U.S. average retail price of diesel decreased, dropping by .3 cent to $3.285, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration report June 4.
June 4, 2018Opinion: Managing Contracts for Maximum Efficiency and Minimum Risk
Trucking fleets work every day to draft, negotiate and execute contracts with suppliers, employees, subcontractors and customers that maximize revenue and produce efficiencies for all involved. But in a heavily regulated industry such as trucking, compliance issues related to federal, state and local laws must be directly reflected in these contracts, and that can get burdensome.
June 4, 2018Head of Brazil’s State Oil Company Resigns in Wake of Trucker Strike
RIO DE JANEIRO — The president of Brazilian state oil company Petrobras resigned June 1, the latest fallout from a crippling truckers’ strike over fuel prices that has widespread implications for the future of Latin America’s largest economy.
June 4, 2018Capitol Agenda for the Week of June 4: The Word
In a small side room at Washington’s Union Station, this year’s Infrastructure Week kicked off with a keynote address from Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao. She again pointed to the private sector and state and municipal officials as being the key drivers on infrastructure funding. Before the secretary’s address, Austin, Texas, Mayor Steve Adler had offered the infrastructure intelligentsia in attendance a different message. A look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
June 4, 2018Trade Spat Heats Up as Trump Faces Off With G-7 Allies in Quebec
President Donald Trump is headed for a showdown with America’s allies at a Group of Seven summit this week in Quebec, with the European Union and Canada threatening retaliatory measures unless he reverses course on new steel and aluminum levies.
June 4, 2018