Less than a week after the first Mexican trucks were allowed by the Transportation Department past a border zone, the Senate voted on Tuesday to ban Mexican trucks from U.S. roadways, the Associated Press reported.
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Letters to the Editor: Opening the Borders, HOS (Cont’d.)
If the U.S. Department of Transportation grants entry to a Mexican truck, Transport Canada won’t do anything to keep it out of Canada.
September 12, 2007FMCSA Finishes Initial Testing of Technology for Wireless Roadside Vehicle Inspections
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it successfully completed phase-one testing of wireless roadside inspection technology for commercial vehicles.
September 12, 2007TSA Assessing Results of Trucking Security Program
A recently concluded pilot program in Missouri will help the Transportation Security Administration assess and improve the security of U.S. highways and motor carriers, TSA said Wednesday.
September 12, 2007DOT Freight Transport Index Drops
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index for July declined 2.9% from the same month a year ago, DOT said Wednesday.
September 13, 2007ArvinMeritor to Close Two North American Plants
Trucking and auto component maker ArvinMeritor said late Friday it will close two shock-absorber factories and cut 700 jobs.
September 10, 2007ATA Seeks Hours-of-Service Reprieve
With less than two weeks left before a federal appeals court ruling goes into effect nullifying key parts of the driver hours-of-service rule, American Trucking Associations asked the court and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to temporarily maintain current driver hours.
September 10, 2007Growth of Class 8 Fleet Slows After Pre-Buy, Cooling Economy
Expansion of the U.S. Class 8 truck fleet is slowing as carriers continue to put off new truck purchases and demand for freight hauling remains soft, according to a new report by research firm R.L. Polk & Co.
September 10, 2007DOT Sets Funding Plan for Highway ‘Corridors of the Future’
The Department of Transportation said Monday that six major interstate routes will be the first to participate in a new federal initiative called “Corridors of the Future†to develop multi-state corridors to help reduce congestion.
September 10, 2007Opinion: The Web as the Great Equalizer
In the transportation industry, every trucking company, large or small, does essentially the same thing: Pick up and deliver. So how can smaller carriers compete against larger ones and distinguish themselves from one another?
September 10, 2007