U.S. intermodal rail traffic dropped 4.2% in the week ended Saturday compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.
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Obama Nominates Senate Aide Strickland to Become Next NHTSA Administrator
President Obama has nominated David Strickland to be the next administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the White House announced.
December 14, 2009FMCSA to Propose Broader Use of EOBRs to Monitor Drivers
WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is preparing to propose requiring “a much larger population of carriers” to use electronic onboard recorders to monitor driver hours-of-service than it earlier envisioned, an agency official said.
December 14, 2009Letters: Texting at the Wheel, Not-So-Green Rails?
In a local newspaper, I recently read an editorial titled: “Truckers Should Not Be Texting While Driving.” The writer improperly quoted statistics and singled out the trucking industry as the problem.
December 14, 2009CARB Offers Truckers Flexibility on Diesel Emissions Rule
The California Air Resources Board said late Wednesday it gave its staff until April to come up with a new provision to allow truck fleets more flexibility in reducing their diesel emissions.
December 10, 2009DOT Freight Transport Index Drops 10.5% in October
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index fell 10.5% in October from a year earlier, the largest such decline in the 20 years in which it has been calculated.
December 9, 2009DOT Freight Transport Index Drops 1.2%
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index fell 10.5% in October from a year earlier, the largest October-to-October decline in the 20 years in which it has been calculated.
December 9, 2009UPS Freight Expands Ontario Hours
UPS Inc. said that its less-than-truckload unit is expanding pickup and delivery hours for trucks based at its London, Ontario, facility.
December 8, 2009ATA to Co-Sponsor Sleep Apnea Conference in May
American Trucking Associations will co-sponsor a national conference next May on sleep apnea and its effects on truck drivers and the trucking industry.
December 8, 2009HOS Work Under Way, FMCSA Official Says
WASHINGTON — A top regulator within the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said the agency has begun its review of the truck driver hours-of-service rule and that it intends to complete its review by next July.
December 8, 2009