American Trucking Associations testified Wednesday before a Senate subcommittee in support of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s hours-of-service rule, but two groups opposing the regulation challenged the agency.
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Trucking in 2007 Faced Economic, Regulatory Challenges
Trucking faced challenges on all fronts in 2007 as credit woes curtailed economic activity, a federal appeals court overturned key provisions of rules governing driver hours and truck equipment suppliers endured another precipitous — but not unexpected — sales slump
December 24, 2007
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Lautenberg Pans Revised HOS; Advocacy Groups Go to Court
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee’s panel on surface transportation called the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s revised hours-of-service rule “a sham,” while advocacy groups asked a federal court to once again overturn portions of the rule.
December 24, 2007YRC Gains Labor Flexibility
On the heels of YRC Worldwide’s settlement with the Teamsters union on a new five-year labor contract with in-creased work-rule flexibility, ABF Freight System said it will offer an ambitious proposal to spend about $825 million to “withdraw from all of the 27 multi-employer pension plans to which we contribute.”
December 24, 2007EU Seeking Truck Emissions Cuts
European truck makers would have to cut urban air pollution in the European Union as much as 80% under new draft EU rules that would move Europe closer to U.S. standards, Bloomberg reported Friday.
December 21, 2007Public Citizen Sues Again Over HOS Rules
Safety advocates have again gone to court to try to block the Department of Transportation’s rule on truck driver hours of service, news reports said.
December 21, 2007Ryder to Buy Lily’s Truck Leasing Business
Ryder System said Wednesday it will buy the truck leasing business of Lily Transportation Corp., a Northeast regional transportation services company based in Needham, Mass.
December 20, 2007NMFTA’s Pugh Resigns as Executive Director
Bill Pugh, executive director and general counsel of the National Motor Freight Traffic Association, resigned the post he has held for the past six years, NMFTA said.
December 19, 2007Bush Backs EPA on California Waiver Denial
President Bush defended the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to reject California’s plan to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles, saying that a national strategy toward climate change is more effective than a state-by-state approach, the Los Angeles Times reported.
December 20, 2007DOT Seeks Technology to Improve Safety, Reduce Congestion
The Department of Transportation said Tuesday it is asking private industry, research organizations, and state and local governments for commercially available technology to fight congestion and improve the safety within the U.S. transportation system.
December 19, 2007