The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has confirmed that it denied the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s request for an exemption from the electronic logging device rule.
July 5, 2018Search
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Canada Picks US, Spanish Firms as Top Bid for Detroit Bridge
Canada picked a consortium led by U.S. and Spanish construction firms as the front-runner to build a major new bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.
July 5, 2018Here’s Where China Stands as Hour of US Tariffs Approaches
The world’s two largest economies are set to slide deeper into a trade conflict July 6 that’s roiled markets and cast a shadow over the global growth outlook.
July 5, 2018DOT to Launch Pilot Program for Former Military Veteran Drivers Ages 18-20
Federal regulators July 3 announced plans to permit 18-20 year-olds with the U.S. military equivalent of a commercial driver license to operate large trucks in interstate commerce in a pilot program that will monitor their driving safety records.
July 3, 2018CVSA to Conduct Brake Safety Week Sept. 16-22
Commercial vehicle inspectors will be out in force beginning Sept. 16 to conduct brake system inspections on large trucks and buses throughout the United States and Canada.
July 3, 2018Missouri Lawsuit Aims to Remove Gas Tax Hike From Ballot
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A state legislator from southwest Missouri has filed a lawsuit in an effort to stop a proposed gasoline tax increase from appearing on the state’s November ballot.
July 3, 2018Aviation Bill With Trucking Meal, Rest Break Language Yet to Reach Senate Floor
An aviation policy bill that has yet to reach the floor in the U.S. Senate includes a key trucking provision, and is among the policy priorities for members of Congress returning to Washington after the July Fourth recess.
July 3, 2018Oil Surges Above $75 in New York as Supply Outages Outpace OPEC
Crude soared above $75 a barrel in New York for the first time since 2014 on signs global supply outages outweigh OPEC’s pledged production rise.
July 3, 2018Several States Phase In Fuel-Tax Increases
Fuel is now more expensive in seven states: Oklahoma, South Carolina, Indiana, Maryland, Tennessee, Vermont and Iowa.
July 3, 2018Japanese Government Envisions Cars in the Sky by 2020s
In a bid to achieve the practical use of self-driving flying cars in the 2020s, the government will establish a public-private council possibly within this year to discuss safety issues, technological development and other matters, Japanese newspaper The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
July 2, 2018