Founded in 1956 as the Maintenance Committee of the Regular Common Carrier Conference, this 1979 edition of Transport Topics marked the beginning of full council status within American Trucking Associations for what is now the Technology & Maintenance Council.
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FMCSA Extends Comment Period on Crash Weighting
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it will accept comments for an additional month on its crash-weighting analysis published in January.
February 19, 2015Sorbon Transport Shut Down by FMCSA
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has placed a Colorado-based trucking company out of service, labeling the firm an āimminent hazard to public safety,āĀ the agency said Feb. 18.
February 18, 2015ATAās Osiecki Outlines Truckingās Legislative, Regulatory Outlook
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ā The trucking industry is continuing to pursue policy goals in a long-term highway bill, including a permanent fix to the suspended hours-of-service restart provision, American Trucking Associationsā Dave Osiecki said.
February 17, 2015Forward Air to Buy Towne for $125 Million, Combining Largest Air-Ground Carriers
Forward Air Corp. has agreed to acquire Towne Air Freight for $125 million in a move that combines two of the largest companies specializing in transporting cargo to and from airports in the United States.
February 16, 2015Anthony Foxx Asks Congress to Pass āNew and Improvedā Funding Plan
WASHINGTON ā Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx urged a House panel to adopt the White Houseās ānew and improvedā transportation funding plan to avoid a potential slowdown of critical state-level infrastructure projects.Ā
February 16, 2015West Coast Portsā Partial Shutdown Stokes Fear of Prolonged Closures
CORAL GABLES, Fla. ā Port operators ratcheted up the pressure to resolve West Coast contract talks by shutting down vessel operations over the Presidents Day weekend, escalating fears of a shutdown.
February 16, 2015NTSB Urges Greater Attention to Truck Maintenance Issues
WASHINGTON ā Trucking companies with poor safety records should redouble their maintenance efforts and pay particular attention to brake systems, the acting chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board said.
February 16, 2015'New and Improvedā Grow America Act Coming Soon, Foxx Says
An Obama administration six-year, $478 billion legislative proposal that would boost capacity along roadways to reduce freight bottlenecks will be unveiled in the coming weeks, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told House transportationĀ lawmakers on Feb. 11.
February 11, 2015Sen. Bernie Sanders: Fund Infrastructure Through Tax Reform
WASHINGTON ā Revenue that would come from an overhaul of the countryās tax system should go toward rehabilitating the countryās aging infrastructure, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said at a high-profile chat at the Brookings Institution on Feb. 9.
February 9, 2015