Truck sales and orders suggest this could be the second-strongest year for North American heavy-duty vehicles on record, so the organizers of the Mid-America Trucking Show are paring the width of pedestrian aisles and chopping square footage for the food court to create more space for exhibitors.
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FedEx’s Frederick Smith: ‘Good Chance’ Congress OKs 33-Foot Trailers
FedEx Corp. Chairman and CEO Frederick Smith said last week there is “a good chance†Congress this year will clear the way for longer trailers, which would further boost productivity.
March 23, 2015Thune Wants CSA Overhaul
WASHINGTON — Sen. John Thune, chairman of the influential Commerce Committee, told Transport Topics last week he will introduce legislation to overhaul the government’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.
March 23, 2015Senators Introduce Latest STB Reauthorization Bid
Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) have introduced the latest legislative effort to make changes in the powers and structure of the Surface Transportation Board.
March 20, 2015Barletta Bill Would Stop FMCSA From Posting Safety Scores Pending Study
Rep. Lou Barletta ( R-Pa.) has reintroduced a bill that would keep the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration from making public truck and bus operator safety scores until the agency redesigns its measurement system.
March 20, 2015FMCSA Committee Takes Early Steps on Entry-Level Driver Training
WASHINGTON — Members of a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration committee took several limited steps toward creating a rule on training standards for entry-level truck drivers.
March 20, 2015FMCSA Driver Training Panel Grapples with Data Challenges
WASHINGTON — Data linking training to safe driving performance for new truck drivers is shaping up to be the critical component that could make or break another attempt at a federal rule on training standards for entry-level drivers.
March 20, 2015Secretary Anthony Foxx, Rep. Bill Shuster: Gas Tax Increase Unlikely This Year
WASHINGTON — Two of the country’s top transportation leaders reaffirmed their opposition to raising fuel taxes to keep highway programs funded for several years, a setback for proponents of increasing the user fees, including trucking industry leaders.
March 19, 2015Senators Seek Permitting Reforms For Rail Projects
Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va) have introduced the Track, Railroad, and Infrastructure Network (TRAIN) Act, which they said would streamline the environmental permitting process for rail projects.
March 19, 2015Bills Introduced to Allow Hair Testing to Replace Urinalysis for Drug Use
Long-sought legislation among many in the trucking and safety communities to allow carriers to use hair testing in place of urinalysis to detect drug use in drivers was introduced in the U.S. House and Senate March 19.
March 19, 2015