The Transportation Department needs tighter controls on Mexican truck and bus drivers with driving convictions and greater ability to inspect vehicles at the border, DOT’s inspector general’s office said Tuesday, Bloomberg reported.
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Letters to the Editor: HOS (Cont’d.), CDL Database, Car-Only Lanes
I continue to read and hear about the hours-of-service rules, so I have to voice a concern: The one aspect that has bothered me since the change is that once the clock starts, the 14 hours doesn’t stop.
August 21, 2007Menlo Wins $1.6 Billion DoD Contract
Con-way Inc.’s third-party logistics unit Menlo Worldwide has been selected as the prime contractor for the U.S. Defense Department’s Defense Transportation Coordination Initiative.
August 20, 2007Menlo Wins $1.6 Bln. DoD Contract
Con-way Inc.’s third-party logistics unit Menlo Worldwide has been selected as the prime contractor for the U.S. Defense Department’s Defense Transportation Coordination Initiative.
August 20, 2007State Champions to Test Skill and Knowledge
More than 375 professional truck drivers from all 50 states are expected to compete this week in what American Trucking Associations calls the “Super Bowl of Safety” — the National Truck Driving Championships in Minneapolis.
August 20, 2007U.S. Seeks to Boost Enforcement of Laws Restricting Cabotage
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has awarded a grant to educate local and state enforcement officers about truck cabotage rules that forbid foreign carriers from hauling cargo point-to-point within the United States.
August 20, 2007DOT Sets Conditions on Mexican Trucks Program
The Department of Transportation said that Mexican trucks will be allowed to operate throughout the United States under its pilot program as long as U.S. trucking companies have equal access south of the border, Bloomberg reported Friday.
August 17, 2007Judge Upholds NYC Bridge Restrictions
New York authorities acted legally last week when imposing weight restrictions on heavy trucks that use city’s Throgs Neck Bridge, New York Newsday reported Friday.
August 21, 2007Florida Sets Left-Lane Restrictions on I-4
Heavy trucks will be banned from using the left lane of Interstate 4 along a 60-mile stretch through four counties in central Florida, the Orlando Sentinel reported Thursday.
August 16, 2007DOT Grants Would Boost Tolls
DOT Grants Would Boost TollsThe U.S. Department of Transportation issued grants to five metropolitan areas that will require or promote greater use of tolls to decrease congestion.
August 15, 2007