The Senate passed a seven-month extension of federal funding of highway and surface transportation programs.
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Agencies Duplicated Inspections, GAO Says
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Transportation Security Administration have conducted several dozen overlapping fleet inspections, according to a recent Government Accountability Office report about wasteful and duplicative federal programs.
March 14, 2011Trucking, Retailers Again Ask FMCSA to Withdraw Latest HOS Proposal
Trade organizations representing motor carriers, shippers, and retailers continued their campaign against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed hours-of-service rule change, making last-minute appeals last week that the agency withdraw the rule and claiming it would hurt supply chain productivity and highway safety.
March 14, 2011U.S. to Require EOBRs on Trucks From Mexico and Plans to Pay for Them With Federal Money
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will require all Mexican trucks entering the United States to be equipped with electronic onboard recorders — and will pay for them — an agency spokeswoman said last week.
March 14, 2011Rule 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, 2011CARB 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, 2011Changes 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, 2011U.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, 2011Economy, 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, 2011NAFTA Surface Trade Rises 13.8%
Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico rose 13.8% in December from a year earlier, the Department of Transportation said.
March 1, 2011