The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has agreed to reconsider, and potentially change, its oft-challenged hours-of-service rule for commercial drivers, putting on hold a federal court challenge by a coalition of interest groups.
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Covenant’s Third-Quarter Loss Widens
Covenant Transportation Group reported a third-quarter net loss of $13.6 million, or 96 cents a share, compared with a loss of $3.4 million, or 24 cents, a year ago.
October 27, 2009FMCSA Cracks Down on Drug, Alcohol Rule Violators
Safety investigators nabbed 77 commercial driver and 84 companies for failing to comply with federal drug and alcohol regulations, the Department of Transportation announced Friday.
October 26, 2009DOT Sets Safety Council
Secretary Ray LaHood said Monday the Department of Transportation was creating a safety council to address a “critical” safety issues facing DOT’s 10 modal agencies.
October 27, 2009U.S. Must Tackle Broad Transport Issues when Economy Recovers, Mendez Says
WASHINGTON — When the economy recovers and freight traffic begins to grow again, the nation needs to turn its attention to broader transportation issues that address everything from funding to livability, said Victor Mendez, newly appointed Federal Highway Administrator.
October 26, 2009NTSB Urges Tougher Measures to Fight Drivers’ Sleep Apnea
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration should identify commercial truck and bus drivers who are at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea, and require drivers diagnosed with the condition to prove they are being treated, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended last week.
October 26, 2009N.Y. Seeks to Require Truck-Specific GPS Following Several Collisions With Bridges
New York Gov. David Paterson (D) has proposed requiring truck drivers there to use only Global Positioning System devices that are equipped with truck route information to keep them off restricted roads.
October 26, 2009TransForce Reports Lower 3Q Income
Canadian transportation and logistics firm TransForce Inc. said its third-quarter net income fell to C$17 million, or 19 cents a share, from C$26.5 million, or 31 cents, a year ago.
October 23, 2009Volvo Reports Fourth Straight Loss
Volvo AB said Friday it lost $427 million, or 21 cents a share in the third quarter, less than analysts’ estimates, as labor reductions showed savings faster than anticipated, Bloomberg reported.
October 23, 2009Forging a Port Compromise
The settlement that American Trucking Associations negotiated with the Port of Long Beach last week is the kind of compromise that is so difficult to accomplish: Both sides got most of what they wanted.
October 26, 2009