WASHINGTON — Two federal executive branch officials told members of American Trucking Associations they are eager to work with the federation on spending and regulatory issues that are developing this year.
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CVSA Seeks State Flexibility in Federal Funding
WASHINGTON — States need more funding for the enforcement of new federal truck safety regulations and greater flexibility in how they can spend the money, the head of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance told a House panel examining the effectiveness of federally funded highway safety programs.
January 28, 2014White House Approves Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Proposal
A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration proposal to create an information clearinghouse for drug and alcohol-testing information related to truck drivers has been approved by the White House Office of Management and Budget and sent back to the agency for publication.
January 28, 2014FMCSA Advisory Committee to Consider Highway Bill Proposals
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet Feb. 10-11 to provide ideas for the agency to consider related to the surface transportation bill Congress is developing.
January 27, 2014Treadway Named ATD’s Truck Dealer of the Year
NEW ORLEANS — Kyle Treadway was named 2014 Truck Dealer of the Year by the American Truck Dealers association.
January 27, 2014FTA’s Rogoff Named Acting Undersecretary at DOT
Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff is filling the position of undersecretary for policy at the U.S. Department of Transportation on an acting basis, Bloomberg News reported.
January 24, 2014Obama Signs Spending Law; FMCSA Gets More Funding
On paper, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and other highway safety agencies will see funding increases in the 2014 appropriations bill Congress recently approved.
January 27, 2014FMCSA Assumes More Power to Shutter Unsafe Carriers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced new steps it has taken to obtain regulatory and investigative power more quickly to shut down unsafe motor carriers.
January 27, 2014Court Declines to Rehear Calif. Low-Carbon Fuel Case
A federal appeals court has declined to rehear a legal challenge to block implementation of California’s low-carbon fuel standard aimed at lowering greenhouse-gas emissions in the transportation sector.
January 23, 2014House Panel Schedules Hearing on Safety Grants
The House subcommittee on highways and transit will hold a hearing Jan. 28 to take testimony on “Improving the Effectiveness of the Federal Surface Transportation Safety Grant Programs.â€
January 23, 2014