Agency, Industry Prepared for Upcoming ELD Mandate
ATLANTA — A delay in the upcoming mandate on electronic logging devices for carriers is highly unlikely to occur, federal regulators and stakeholders said at the Connected Fleets USA conference Sept. 26.
September 26, 2017National Tank Truck Carriers Seeks Five-Year Exemption From Rest Break Rules
The National Tank Truck Carriers has requested that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration grant commercial vehicle drivers who transport petroleum-based fuels a five-year exemption from a federally required 30-minute rest break.
September 26, 2017Trump To Address Manufacturer Association on Sept. 29
President Donald Trump was due to address the National Association of Manufacturers on Sept. 29, and discuss tax reform in a bid to boost economic growth.
September 26, 2017EPA, TTMA Duel in Court Filings Over GHG Phase 2 Trailer Rules
In dueling court filings, Environmental Protection Agency lawyers said they want to postpone the start of a federal appeals court case on the trailer section of the Phase 2 greenhouse gas rule while trailer makers are eager to see the new rule scrapped.
September 26, 2017California Considers Following China With Combustion-Engine Car Ban
The internal combustion engine’s days may be numbered in California, where officials are mulling whether a ban on sales of polluting autos is needed to achieve long-term targets for cleaner air.
September 26, 2017White House Nominates N.J. Official Ray Martinez for Chief Post at FMCSA
Ray Martinez, New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission’s chief administrator, has been nominated to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the White House announced Sept. 25.
September 25, 2017Capitol Agenda for the Week of Sept. 25: Reforming the Tax Code
The real possibility of lawmakers advancing the first overhaul of the country’s tax code in more than three decades would greatly benefit trucking, ATA President Chris Spear says.
September 25, 2017Safety, Productivity to Improve With Proliferation of Autonomous Trucks, Executives Say
ATLANTA — Advancements in the technology facilitating autonomous trucks will enhance safety and productivity across the freight sector, two executives helping to drive the issue said at the Connected Fleets USA conference Sept. 25.
September 25, 2017DTNA Already Working on Phase 2 GHG Compliance
ATLANTA — Presentations by Daimler Trucks North America looked to the future, including the notion of CascadiaE, an all-electric Class 8 the parent company of Freightliner Trucks might one day produce.
September 25, 2017Trump Plan Would Cut Taxes for Corporations, Wealthy
President Donald Trump and Republican leaders plan to release a tax framework this week that would dramatically cut taxes for corporations and the wealthy, provide a measure of middle-class tax relief and punish some households in Democratic-leaning states like New York and New Jersey.
September 25, 2017