WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said the Obama administration still believes there is a better way to raise the money needed to upgrade the nation’s highway infrastructure than to raise the federal fuel tax.
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ATA, Road Safe America Urge Quick Action on Truck Speed Limiters
American Trucking Associations and Road Safe America last week sent a letter reminding federal regulators of the need to proceed quickly in developing a proposed rule to require speed limiters on existing and new trucks.
February 20, 2014Industry Reacts Quickly to Obama’s Truck Emissions Proposal
Reaction to President Obama’s call for tighter carbon dioxide emissions rules for trucks poured in quickly with the first wave of comment generally offering approval, although there were also calls for caution, including from American Trucking Associations.
February 19, 2014Senators Sponsor Bill to Reinstate Biodiesel Tax Credit
Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) have introduced a bill that would reinstate the $1-per-gallon tax credit for biodiesel producers that expired last year.
February 18, 2014VW Board to Focus on Truck Brands at Meeting
Volkswagen’s supervisory board will focus on the company’s truck brands and its efforts to overtake Daimler AG as the world’s largest truck maker at its next meeting, according to Reuters.
February 18, 2014Mexican Trucking Group Challenges US Cross-Border Trucking
Mexico’s main trucking association has filed a $30 billion arbitration action against the United States over the country’s refusal to fully allow Mexican carriers to operate within U.S. boundaries.
February 18, 2014FMCSA Criticizes GAO Study on CSA
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Government Accountability Office study that was critical of the way federal regulators identify crash-prone carriers is the result of a “philosophical disagreement” between regulators and GAO investigators, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials said.
February 18, 2014Import Prices Rise in January
The price of goods imported to the United States increased in January after a rise the prior month, the Labor Department reported Feb. 14.
February 14, 2014Former Trucker Derrickson Named Director of Delaware Motor Transport Association
Delaware Motor Transport Association announced that M. Lee Derrickson, a former trucker and driver-training instructor, has taken over as executive director.
February 17, 2014Trucking Hopeful for More Driver-Training Aid as Obama, Congress Look to Expand Programs
Recent moves by President Obama and congressional leaders to expand job-training programs are raising hopes the government will do more to help individuals learn to be truck drivers, industry officials said.
February 17, 2014