Senators Introduce Latest STB Reauthorization Bid
Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) have introduced the latest legislative effort to make changes in the powers and structure of the Surface Transportation Board.
March 20, 2015FMCSA Committee Takes Early Steps on Entry-Level Driver Training
WASHINGTON — Members of a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration committee took several limited steps toward creating a rule on training standards for entry-level truck drivers.
March 20, 2015Secretary Anthony Foxx, Rep. Bill Shuster: Gas Tax Increase Unlikely This Year
WASHINGTON — Two of the country’s top transportation leaders reaffirmed their opposition to raising fuel taxes to keep highway programs funded for several years, a setback for proponents of increasing the user fees, including trucking industry leaders.
March 19, 2015Trains Slow Petroleum Shipments After Derailment
Rail shipments of crude and refined products fell last week to the lowest level since October 2013 after a derailment shut a track in Illinois for four days.
March 19, 2015House Budget Expands States’ Say on Transportation
House Republicans’ budget blueprint unveiled March 17 would enhance states’ control over critical highway projects, and it would establish a reserve fund to develop proposals for bringing surface-transportation legislation to passage.
March 17, 2015Arkansas Lawmakers Approve Liability Protection for Truckers
Arkansas is poised to become the 42nd state to pass a law protecting truckers from having to sign contracts that require them to assume all liability for accidents regardless of who is to blame.
March 17, 2015Roll On Through the Seasons
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March 17, 2015Senate Confirms Carlos Monje Jr. for Assistant Secretary of Transportation
The U.S. Senate voted 94-0 on March 16 to approve the nomination of Carlos Monje Jr. be assistant secretary of Transportation for Policy.
March 17, 2015TT Archives: Driver Licensing
This edition of Transport Topics from Oct. 27, 1986 highlights the passage of legislation that marked the beginning of the process that has led to current efforts to establish minimum training standards for entry-level commercial vehicle drivers.
March 16, 2015Senators Favor Tax Reforms to Fund Long-Term Road Bill
WASHINGTON — Congressional tax policy writers have yet to indicate how they would finance a long-term highway bill, despite the less than three months that remain before funding authority for highway programs expires
March 16, 2015