Several types of railroad construction and maintenance equipment would be exempted from OSHA’s construction crane rule if details of a proposal released July 18 take effect.
July 18, 2018GovernmentTechnologyTCA
Online System to Improve Michigan County’s Trucking Permit Process
The permitting process will get faster and more convenient next month for Michigan’s Lenawee County Road Commission staff and trucking firms.
July 16, 2018GovernmentBusinessLogisticsTCA
Bid to Restrict Lanes for Big Trucks in Baton Rouge Area Dies in House
A bid to ease Baton Rouge traffic problems by requiring big trucks to stay in the right lane during evening rush hour died April 25.
April 26, 2018GovernmentLogisticsTCA
Montana Rodeo Cowboys Worried They’ll Need Commercial Driver Licenses Under New Regulations
Montana cowboys are asking Congress to tap the brakes on federal horse trailer regulations they say could all but shut down participation in rodeos.
February 15, 2018GovernmentBusiness
Stakeholders Respond to DOT Request for Comment on Rules, Regulations
From burdensome and outdated record-keeping to hazardous materials handling to an electronic logging device mandate soon to go into effect, truckers and an array of transportation-related trade associations have handed federal regulators a list for tweaking or eliminating dozens of rules and regulations.
November 30, 2017Business
High Customer Expectations and Changing Regulations: How to Compete in Today’s Trucking Market
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November 2, 2017GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous
Coming Soon to California: Cars Without a Human Behind the Wheel
California took another step Oct. 11 toward permitting testing of self-driving vehicles without a human driver, continuing a shift away from previous policies that companies criticized as being overly restrictive.
October 11, 2017GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
FMCSA Grants Truck Renting and Leasing Association a Limited Five-Year ELD Exemption
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced that it is granting the Truck Renting and Leasing Association a five-year exemption from a federal requirement that all trucks be equipped with electronic logging devices to record drivers’ hours of service.
October 11, 2017GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomousTCA
Self-Driving Big-Rig Technology Moving Quickly Down the On-Ramp
While advancements in autonomous — or self-driving — cars get much of the attention, development of self-driving commercial vehicles is speeding forward.
October 9, 2017GovernmentSafety
Industry Stakeholders Generally Support a National Academy of Sciences CSA Study, But Still See Challenges Ahead
While many trucking stakeholders have said for years that they support the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program in concept, not all are convinced that the recommendations of an elite academic panel of the National Academy of Sciences will plug all the holes in the program.
October 5, 2017