WASHINGTON — It will be about two years before Compliance, Safety, Accountability scores will be available again for public view, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said.
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California Judge Rules Against CARB
A California Superior Court Judge has ruled that the state’s air-quality regulators didn’t take into account the economic impact on trucking firms that had complied with their rules when when they voted in April 2014 to allow other carriers to remain noncomplaint for two years.
June 10, 2016DUI Case Exposes Gaps in Safety Screening
On a late afternoon in March, state troopers found truck driver Yakov Zaverukha lying on his back in a mud puddle beside his big rig that was stuck in a ditch just off Interstate 57 in central Illinois.
June 13, 2016ATA's Bob Costello: Economy to Stay Weak
Trucking should expect a generally weak economy in 2016, though the long-standing inventory glut should ease in a few months to make the freight market feel better than today’s uninspiring conditions, American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello said.
June 13, 2016Federal Grants Awarded to Help Reduce Trucking Border Congestion
Transportation agencies in New York, Michigan and Washington on June 3 received federal grants to improve the way they issue traffic alerts to truckers crossing the Canadian border.
June 10, 2016Opinion: Safety Is About Big Understanding, Not Big Data
Many years ago, when I was new to transportation safety, our team crafted five tenets for safety success:
June 13, 2016Pipeline Safety Reform Passes House
Legislation aimed at reforming pipeline safety programs easily passed the U.S. House of Representatives on June 8, setting up a vote in the Senate as early as this month.
June 9, 2016OSHA Orders NFI to Reinstate Fired Driver Who Wouldn't Violate HOS
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered NFI Interactive Logistics to reinstate a truck driver who was fired for refusing to violate his hours of service. The New Jersey company also was ordered to pay the driver $276,000 in back wages and damages.
June 9, 2016Comment Period Extended on Sleep Apnea Driver Screening Until July 8
Federal regulators have extended until July 8 the comment period on an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking requesting certain information regarding the evaluation of safety sensitive personnel for moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea.
June 8, 2016DOT Awards $2 Million in Relief Funds to Northwest States
Agencies in Idaho, Oregon and Washington will receive $2 million in federal aid for repairing highway infrastructure on federal lands affected by heavy rains in December, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced June 7.
June 8, 2016