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How Hackers Could Cause Chaos on America’s Roads and Railways

When hackers struck the Colorado Department of Transportation in a ransomware attack in February and again eight days later, they disrupted the agency’s operations for weeks.

April 24, 2018

Secretary Chao to Keynote Infrastructure Week

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is scheduled to headline this year’s Infrastructure Week starting May 14.

April 24, 2018

Opinion: Safety Culture Falls Outside Government Purview

Should the federal government be measuring your company’s safety culture? The short answer is “no.” Absolutely not.

April 24, 2018

Several Members of Congress Send Letters Asking EPA to Drop Proposal to Repeal Glider Kit Regulation

Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle have written three letters to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt asking him to reconsider his proposal to repeal an Obama administration regulation that would limit the number of glider kits manufactured each year.

April 20, 2018

Capitol Agenda for the Week of April 23: Denham Amendment

Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.), Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) and Rep. Jim Costa (D-Calif.) are seeking consideration on the House floor for an amendment that aims to clarify regulations related to motor carriers in a 1994 aviation policy law. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

April 23, 2018

House Consideration of Meal-and-Rest-Break Provision Possible Week of April 23

Three lawmakers are sponsoring an amendment to an aviation reauthorizing bill aimed at ensuring nationwide uniformity for meal-and-rest break rules for truckers.

April 19, 2018

North Carolina Truckers to See 14.61% Surcharge on Liability Insurance

North Carolina motor carriers are being slapped with a 14.61% surcharge on their liability insurance policies to plug a $96 million shortfall in the state’s insurance risk pool.

April 19, 2018

Ex-Trooper Sentenced in Dallas Trucking Company Inspection Fraud

A former Texas Department of Public Safety sergeant was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison April 16 for accepting bribes from a Dallas trucking company in exchange for top-level inspection decals.

April 19, 2018

FMCSA Assigns CSA Severity Weights to ELD Violations

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has assigned severity weights to each of about a dozen electronic logging device-related violations that are being recorded on a driver’s or motor carrier’s safety profile score.

April 17, 2018

FMCSA Halts Transport of Explosives for Tennessee-Based Company

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has prohibited Rock City Stone Co., a Tennessee-based group, from commercially transporting explosives or hazardous materials.

April 17, 2018