WASHINGTON — House transportation leaders criticized the Obama administration for letting five Department of Transportation agencies, including the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, be managed by acting administrators.
April 20, 2015Government
FMCSA Could Reward Carriers For Adopting Safety Measures
A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official said the agency is exploring an initiative that would reward carriers that deploy safety technologies or implement safety programs that exceed regulatory requirements.
April 20, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomous
Driver-Training Panel Reaches Midway Point With Many Critical Issues Still Unresolved
Though halfway through its scheduled meetings to standardize training regulations for entry-level truck drivers, a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration advisory panel still is identifying issues for discussion despite its May 29 deadline. Â Â
April 20, 2015BusinessGovernmentAutonomous
Canal Insurance Partners with Lytx to Offer DriveCam
Trucking insurance provider Canal Insurance Co. is partnering with Lytx Inc. to offer its customers video-based driver safety programs at preferred pricing, the firms announced in a joint statement.
April 17, 2015GovernmentBusiness
Sec. Anthony Foxx: ‘More States Pulling Back Because of the Federal Funding Uncertainty’
WASHINGTON — Days after Senate transportation leaders said they would take up a long-term highway bill, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx reminded a group here that many states would be forced to scale back projects if Congress does not advance such a plan before a May deadline.
April 17, 2015GovernmentBusiness
FMCSA, NHTSA Delay Safety Fitness, Speed Limiter Proposed Rules
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is delaying publication of its proposed safety fitness-determination rule by another month, until Aug. 17, the agency said in its April significant rulemakings report.
April 17, 2015Government
TIA Calls For Removal of CSA Data From Public View
The Transportation Intermediaries Association, a trade association representing freight brokerage firms and third-party logistics companies, has called for the removal from public view data generated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.
April 16, 2015GovernmentBusiness
Rep. Jim Renacci Introduces Legislation to Fix Trust Fund
Rep. Jim Renacci (R-Ohio) led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in introducing a bill April 16 that would index gas and diesel user fees to inflation, the latest effort in Congress to boost a depleting federal highway account.
April 16, 2015BusinessGovernment
Housing Starts Rise 2% in March
Starts of new homes climbed 2% to a 926,000 annualized rate from a revised 908,000 in February that was the weakest in more than a year, figures from the Commerce Department showed April 16.
April 16, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
Sen. James Inhofe: EPW ‘Nearly Done’ Preparing Long-Term Highway Bill
WASHINGTON — Sen. James Inhofe, transportation policy committee chairman, said he’s “nearly done crafting a bill†that would authorize highway programs for five or six years.
April 15, 2015