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FMCSA Issues Final Rule for States to Comply With Clearinghouse Requirements

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Dec. 12 a final rule extending by three years the date for state driver's licensing agencies to comply with certain Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse requirements.

December 12, 2019

Sen. Roger Wicker Addresses Impaired Driving, Hair Testing in New Bill

Legislation seeking to improve drug testing for employees in safety-sensitive transportation posts was easily advanced by a U.S. Senate panel on Dec. 11.

December 12, 2019

As Deliveries Grow in NYC, So Do Tensions With Tech

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio dislikes autonomous delivery robots and he is not shy about saying so, even as the city’s planners and trucking officials work together on ways to deliver much more freight to the nation’s largest city.

December 12, 2019

Audit Finds Proposed EPA Glider Rule Repeal Skipped Legal, Health Analyses

A new report by the Environmental Protection Agency Inspector General determined that former agency Administrator Scott Pruitt failed to follow legal and public health safeguards in 2017 when he proposed to repeal an Obama-era regulation limiting the number of glider trucks that could be manufactured annually.

December 11, 2019

USDOT Announces ‘Rule for Rules’ to Structure Reforms

The U.S. Department of Transportation is seeking to improve the way it proceeds with rulemaking, guidance and enforcement by structuring a series of reforms.

December 10, 2019

Tesla on Autopilot Rear-Ends a Parked Cop Car in Connecticut

Another Tesla Inc. vehicle operating on the carmaker’s driver-assistance system branded as Autopilot has crashed into a parked emergency vehicle, eliciting fresh warnings about the shortcomings of automated technology on public roads.

December 10, 2019

PennDOT P3 Project Will Address I-81 Improvements

Leaders within the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation have approved a public-private partnership to reconstruct a portion of Interstate 81.

December 10, 2019

Port Manatee Earns New Security Training Certification

Florida’s Port Manatee announced its facility security officer training program — the only such approved course offered by a U.S. seaport — has earned new certification from the U.S. Coast Guard.

December 9, 2019

Watchdog Faults Rushed EPA Rulemaking on Glider Trucks

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration rushed to exempt glider trucks from clean air rules without conducting a federally mandated study on how it would impact public health, the Environmental Protection Agency’s inspector general said Dec. 5.

December 6, 2019

The 2010s: A Decade of Ups and Downs in Trucking

As we close 2019, we are also wrapping up a decade. While we normally look back at the year that was, it also seems like a good time to review the past 10 years.

December 20, 2019