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California Ports Users Question New Appointment System

Truckers and shippers welcomed the concept — but worried about the implementation — of a new appointment system for in-terminal container pickups at 10 terminals in the largest U.S. port complex.

September 7, 2015

FMCSA Sends ELD Rules to OMB

The White House Office of Management and Budget is in possession of FMCSA’s electronic logging device and prohibition of coercion rules, and soon will begin its review of them, usually the last step before official publication.

July 30, 2015

Senate Limits Debate, Inches Closer to Vote on Highway Bill

The Senate late on July 27 agreed to limit debate on a six-year highway bill, paving the way for final passage within days.

July 27, 2015

OEMs Expand Air Disc Brake Offerings; Cost, Maintenance Concerns Slow Adoption

After years of accounting for just a single-digit share of the heavy-truck brake market, air disc brakes are enjoying double-digit growth, and suppliers are optimistically predicting the systems will capture a quarter of the foundations brake market within a few years.

July 20, 2015

Heavier Six-Axle Trucks Pushed for Use on Interstates

A group of nearly 200 manufacturers, shippers, carriers and allied associations has urged members of Congress to pass vehicle weight reform legislation to allow heavier six-axle trucks on U.S. interstates.

July 7, 2015

VisTracks, Isotrak Partner to Offer E-Logging System

Fleet technology suppliers Isotrak Inc. and VisTracks have partnered to provide trucking firms with electronic logging of drivers’ hours of service and driver vehicle inspection reporting.

June 26, 2015

Senate Funding Panel Includes Twin 33 Provision in Fiscal 2016 Transportation Bill

WASHINGTON — Senate appropriators on June 25 voted to include a provision that would allow the use of twin 33-foot trailers nationwide in a fiscal 2016 transportation funding bill.

June 25, 2015

NTSB Calls for Collision Avoidance Systems to Be Standard

The National Transportation Safety Board on June 8 issued a recommendation that collision avoidance systems be standard equipment on all new cars and commercial trucks.

June 8, 2015

NHTSA Releases Electronic Stability Control Rule

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on June 3 released its long-awaited final rule on stability control, saying it will affect Classes 7-8 trucks in two years.

June 3, 2015