The Senate passed a seven-month extension of federal funding of highway and surface transportation programs.
March 4, 2011Government, Business, Safety
Rule Would Allow More Hazmat Inspections
An impending Department of Transportation rule will expand enforcement authority of federal regulators to conduct “enhanced inspections†and investigations of packaged hazardous materials.
March 8, 2011Government, Business
CARB Reefer Compliance Deadline is March 31
The California Air Resources Board’s deadline for food transporters with model-year 2003 transport refrigeration units to install retrofits is March 31, the agency said.
March 8, 2011Government
FMCSA Readies 23,000 Letters Warning of CSA Deficiencies
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has begun sending an initial batch of 23,000 Compliance, Safety, Accountability program warning letters to fleets as the agency begins concrete interventions in its new program.
March 7, 2011Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous
Changes to Underride Guards Sought as Study Finds U.S. Standard Inadequate
The federal standard for underride guards on trucks and trailers is inadequate and should be upgraded to protect the drivers of vehicles that crash into the rear of trucks, an insurance safety advocacy group said last week.
March 7, 2011Business, Government, Autonomous
U.S., Mexico Reach Cross-Border Trucking Agreement
President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon agreed Thursday to a program that will allow Mexican trucks to travel into the United States, the Associated Press reported.
March 4, 2011Perspective, Government
Opinion: CSA — Problem or Solution?
Some trucking industry executives predicted the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program was going to be a “game changer†for the industry. They were right.
March 4, 2011Government, Business
Congress Extends Highway Funding Through September
Government, Business
Economy, Transportation Services Show Improvement, Fed ‘Beige Book’ Says
The U.S. economy continued to expand at a moderate pace early this year, with several areas reporting increases in transportation services demand, the Federal Reserve said.
March 3, 2011Business, Government, Safety
iTECH: CSA Helps States Target Safety Reviews
States are equipping roadside inspectors with carrier-specific information that could lead to more targeted inspections under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s new CompliÂance, Safety, AcÂcountability program.
March 3, 2011Government
CSA Costs Rising, GAO Report Says
The costs of the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program are rising, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office.
March 2, 2011