Regulations News Updates

GovernmentSafety

Report Examining CSA Program Coming Out June 27

A study examining the safety scoring program used by federal trucking regulators is scheduled to be unveiled June 27, the National Academy of Sciences announced.

June 22, 2017
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous

Europe’s Truck Makers Offer Detailed Timeline to Run Truck Platoons Before 2025, Scania Says

Truck maker Scania said Europe’s truck manufacturers have presented a detailed timeline of steps leading up to the introduction of convoys of semi-automated trucks on Europe’s motorways before 2025. At the same time, similar U.S. efforts are emerging.

June 21, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

FMCSA Advisory Panel Backs Plan to Eliminate 12 Vehicle Regulations

A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration advisory committee agreed to a preliminary plan by the agency to eliminate 12 mostly outdated “nothing burger” commercial vehicle regulations to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order intended to ease regulatory burdens on businesses.

June 19, 2017
BusinessEquipment

Carriers, Shippers View Drop and Hook as Improvement in Operational Efficiency

Shippers and carriers sometimes might disagree on fair rates, settlement schedules or detention charges. But there is one freight-hauling technique that wins kudos from both sides: drop and hook. It sounds easy — and it can be — if the timing is right, experts said.

June 19, 2017
TechnologyAutonomous

Regulatory Framework for Automation Begins to Emerge

As truck makers and tech companies continue to develop automated driving systems for commercial trucks, the federal government is taking early steps toward creating a regulatory framework for this technology.

June 16, 2017
GovernmentSafety

Ordered to Cut Regulations, FMCSA Panel Identifies 12 'Nothing Burger' Rules

WASHINGTON — A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration advisory committee gave its blessing to a preliminary plan by the agency to eliminate 12 mostly outdated “nothing burger” commercial vehicle regulations to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order to ease regulatory burdens on businesses.

June 13, 2017
Government

Suppliers Scrambling to Provide Technology to Help Private Fleets Meet New Regulations

CINCINNATI — Shipper-owned fleets are ramping up the use of technology to help meet new federal regulations related to the transportation of food, the adoption of electronic logs for drivers and making their trucking operations more efficient.

May 8, 2017
Business

House Debates Easing Rules for Road Project Approvals

The rebuilding of the Interstate 85 bridge in Atlanta that collapsed last month may serve as an exemplar for how to expedite federal and state permitting rules, argued House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.).

April 10, 2017

Jim Burnley, Former DOT Secretary, on Regulations, P3s and More

Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Jim Burnley on infrastructure, P3s, regulation rollback, TIGER grants and more.

March 17, 2017
Business

Shippers, Carriers Race to Prepare for April Start of Federal Food Safety Modernization Regulation

With the April compliance date for the federal government’s new food transportation safety rule fast approaching, regulators are preparing to clamp down on bad actors in the food supply chain.

January 9, 2017