WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s fiscal 2016 budget plan falls short of resolving the country’s long-term transportation funding crisis, Sen. Susan Collins told Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx at an appropriations committee hearing.
April 27, 2015GovernmentBusiness
FMCSA Panel Divided Over Certification Issue
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Though more than halfway through its scheduled meetings to standardize training regulations for entry-level truck drivers, a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration advisory panel remained divided on whether driver training schools should self-certify their programs or be certified by a third party.
April 24, 2015GovernmentBusiness
OOIDA Says Speed Limiters Would Make Highways Less Safe
A mandate that would require speed-limiting devices on large trucks is not supported by solid science, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association told federal regulators.
April 24, 2015GovernmentBusiness
Expect a Very Short-Term Extension on Highway Funding, ATA Official Says
WASHINGTON — The transportation community should be ready to “expect a very short-term extension†to keep highway programs funded after funding authority expires at the end of May, American Trucking Associations Senior Vice President Chris Spear told reporters April 23.
April 23, 2015GovernmentBusiness
FMCSA Seeks Public Comment on 'Beyond Compliance' Initiative
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a request for public comment on its exploratory initiative to find ways to reward carriers who deploy safety technologies or implement safety programs that exceed regulatory requirements.
April 23, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
Sen. Steve Daines Presses Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on Acting DOT Posts
WASHINGTON — With five agencies at the Department of Transportation run by acting administrators, Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) asked Secretary Anthony Foxx on April 22 why the Obama administration had yet to announce nominees to fill those posts full time.
April 22, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx: ‘I Hope We’re Able to Meet’ HOS Study Deadline
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx reassured senators on April 22 that his department’s trucking regulatory agency is aiming to complete a study on a recently suspended hours-of-service rule by its mid-December deadline.
April 22, 2015GovernmentBusiness
Nafta Trade Drops But Truck Freight Rises
U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico declined in February to the lowest level for the month since 2011 but freight carried by trucks increased, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported April 22.
April 22, 2015Government
Sen. Barbara Boxer on EPW Highway Bill: ‘I Would Schedule It Immediately’
WASHINGTON — If she were leading the Senate’s transportation panel, Sen. Barbara Boxer said she already would have taken up a multiyear highway bill that the panel’s Republican chairman said would soon be considered.
April 22, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
Lawmakers, Freight Advocates Call on Congress to Create Dedicated Funding in Transportation Bill
Two U.S. representatives, a freight trade group and port authority and local officials from around the country have called on Congress to pass a transportation reauthorization bill that contains funding dedicated to rebuilding and upgrading freight infrastructure.
April 21, 2015