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Senators Criticize Infrastructure Bank Proposal
Several U.S. senators have criticized the Obama administration’s plan to use $4 billion to create a new national infrastructure bank to help finance transportation projects, questioning how the bank would operate and whether rural projects would lose funding to larger urban areas.
March 9, 2010Legislative Initiatives ‘Undercut’ Owner-Operator Model
Nearly 90 proposals in 24 states and Congress would “undercut†independent contractor classification and subject carriers using owner-operators to “greater scrutiny and exposure,†according to a new American Trucking Associations’ owner-operator classification alert.
March 9, 2010Roadrunner Files Public Offering Plan
Roadrunner Transportation Services Holdings filed a registration statement announcing its intention to sell as much as $150 million in stock through a public offering.
March 8, 2010Bose Corp. Sets Price for High-Tech Seat
Bose Corp. officials have set the retail price for a sophisticated new heavy-duty truck seat, which is now available for purchase, at $5,995.
March 8, 2010Qualcomm Unveils Software For Fleets to Monitor Drivers
LAS VEGAS — Qualcomm Inc. unveiled here its new Analytics Manager Service, which the company said would allow fleets to monitor driver performance and safety more easily.
March 8, 2010Rock Slide Closes Stretch of I-70 in Colorado
A 17-mile stretch of Interstate 70 in Colorado has been closed indefinitely after a huge rock slide Monday.
March 9, 2010Retired Major Gen. Robert Harding Tapped to Head TSA
President Obama will nominate retired Army Major Gen. Robert Harding to head the Transportation Security Administration, the White House said Monday.
March 8, 2010Opinion: Rule Changes Ahead for SafeStat Audits
The rules are changing for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s “SafeStat†audits for trucking companies.
March 5, 2010Arizona Faces Anger Over Closed Rest Stops
Anger over closed rest stops in Arizona has spurred a state legislator to propose allowing entities other than the state to pay to keep rest stops open, the New York Times reported Friday.
March 5, 2010Letters: Port Battles, Telemarketers, Carbon Footprint, Sleep Apnea, Buy American
Who is paying the legal costs for the Port of Los Angeles to pursue the “employee only†model? How much taxpayer money is being wasted on a lost cause that has been reviewed and re-reviewed in the courts?
March 8, 2010