A comprehensive National Academy of Sciences study of the federal Compliance, Safety, Accountability program likely will recommend sweeping changes to the program that is slated to play a significant role in how federal regulators assign motor carrier safety ratings, according to executives who have been following public proceedings about the research.
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Tire Makers Work to Develop Product Lines That Promote Greater Fuel Efficiency
Tire makers say they continue to develop more fuel-efficient products ahead of tighter greenhouse gas emissions standards.
June 5, 2017Senators to Question Chao on Infrastructure, Budget
Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao is headed to Capitol Hill to field questions from senators critical of the Trump administration’s 10-year infrastructure plan and proposal to reduce funding for transportation programs.
June 5, 2017Legislation Advances to Ease Process for Military Personnel to Obtain Commercial Driver Licenses
Legislation that would facilitate access for military personnel to obtain commercial driver licenses was easily advance by a House panel in May.
June 2, 2017Editorial: Growing Pains From Progress
With East Coast ports beginning to welcome the largest containerships capable of passing through the recently expanded Panama Canal, trucking will soon feel the effects of this new era in shipping.
June 5, 2017FMCSA Drops Plans to Study Raising Insurance Minimums for Motor Carriers, Brokers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has abandoned its plans to consider an increase in minimum bodily injury and property damage insurance levels for motor carriers, freight forwarders and brokers.
June 2, 2017Freight, Construction Groups Push Back on Trump’s Efforts to Defund TIGER Grants
Groups representing the highway freight and construction sectors are pressuring members of Congress to continue to fund Obama-era infrastructure grants the Trump administration is proposing to eliminate.
June 5, 2017House Transport Panel Passes Two Bills to Assist Veterans in Obtaining CDLs
Legislation that would help military personnel obtain commercial driver licenses easily advanced through a House panel in May.
June 5, 2017Trump Budget Would Raise $16 Billion to Protect Pensions
Companies contributing to multiemployer pensions would pay significantly more in premiums under a budget proposal from President Donald Trump released in May.
June 5, 2017Controversial, Long-Shot Bid to Raise Louisiana's Gasoline Tax Dies
The five-month campaign to upgrade Louisiana's jammed roads and bridges by raising the state gasoline tax died May 31 with little fanfare in the Louisiana House.
June 1, 2017