The head of the Australian Trucking Associations said he sees similarities in U.S. rules and that he saw “some innovative designs” in trailers at the recent Mid-America Trucking Show.
April 7, 2014Government
Gasoline Prices Rise to Eight-Month High in Lundberg Survey
The average price for regular gasoline at U.S. pumps rose 4.9 cents in the past two weeks to $3.6065 a gallon, the highest since July 26, according to Lundberg Survey Inc.
April 7, 2014GovernmentBusiness
Ambassador Bridge Begins New Toll System for Commercial Vehicles
The Ambassador Bridge has begun a new toll system for commercial vehicles, designed to ease congestion, according to the bridge’s owners.
April 7, 2014PerspectiveBusinessGovernmentSafetyFuelAutonomous
Opinion: Fuel-Economy Rules and Used-Truck Pricing
By now, you’re well aware of President Obama’s announcement that he will direct the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation to set the next — i.e., the post-2018 — round of medium- and heavy-truck fuel economy and emissions standards.
April 7, 2014GovernmentBusiness
Ferro Hears From Truckers, Again Defends HOS Restart
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Anne Ferro, head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, heard the concerns of truck drivers, fleet owners and brokers about such issues as electronic logging and knowledge testing for newcomers, as well as the controversial hours-of-service restart provision during the Mid-America Trucking Show here.
April 7, 2014Government
FMCSA to Have Enough Medical Examiners When Regulation Takes Effect, Official Says
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration remains confident there will be an adequate number of certified medical examiners in six weeks when the U.S. government supplants individual states’ approaches to truck drivers’ physical exams, an agency official said.
April 7, 2014Government
T&I Panel to Look at International P3s Models
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Panel on Public-Private Partnerships on April 8 is scheduled to examine business studies involving international companies that worked with national firms to devise plans to fund and maintain infrastructure projects.
April 4, 2014GovernmentBusiness
More Tolls Could Boost Highway Funding, Reason Foundation Says
Tolling drivers along Interstate highways would help states come up with the additional funding they need to fix and maintain aging infrastructure, the libertarian think tank Reason Foundation argues in a recent report.
April 4, 2014GovernmentBusiness
Congress Won’t Pass Transportation Bill, LaHood Says
Congress will not pass a new transportation bill, nor will it address the long-term funding crisis undermining the nation’s infrastructure, former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said.
April 4, 2014Government
NTSB Recommends Underride Protection for New Trailers, Trucks
The National Transportation Safety Board issued several safety recommendations April 3 for trucks pulling trailers, including the mitigation of blind spots and the installation of side and updated rear truck underride protection on newly manufactured vehicles and trailers.
April 4, 2014