Government
Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.
Idaho Proposes Megaload Shipment Rules; Foes Call Foul
Megaload opponents are finding no reassurance in rules the Idaho Transportation Department has proposed to regulate the movement of the vehicles along a remote section of U.S. Highway 12.
TT Podcasts: RoadSigns
Check out Transport Topics' updated Top 100 list of the largest logistics companies in North America, and explore how the industry's top players have adapted to a tough freight market and are preparing for the future.
OOIDA Asks Appeals Court to Vacate Medical Examiners Certification Rule
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has asked an appeals court to throw out a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration final rule on medical examiners' certification integration that failed to include guidelines for examiners to diagnose whether truck drivers have obstructive sleep apnea.
Capitol Agenda for the Week of Nov. 15: Lame Duck on the Menu
Just in time to avoid the swamp draining of Washington, D.C., that President-elect Donald Trump has promised, members of Congress return to Capitol Hill this week for what looks to be a brief and uneventful lame duck.
NTSB Reveals Its Most Wanted List
The National Transportation Safety Board revealed its 10 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements for 2017-18 on Nov. 14.
Oklahoma City Mayor Touts New Technologies, P3s to Fund Infrastructure
WASHINGTON — Enhancing transportation technologies and establishing partnerships with investors to finance large-scale infrastructure projects are ideal ways for cash-strapped cities to boost their economies, Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett told a group of transportation observers here Nov. 14.
Analysis: The Trouble With Donald Trump's Infrastructure Plan
During the Obama years, most conservatives were against fiscal stimulus and most liberals were for it. Now that President-elect Donald Trump has proposed a major boost in government spending, many commentators will feel urges to migrate to the opposite positions.
Connecticut, Florida Transportation Projects Win National Awards
The Connecticut and Florida transportation departments won the top two prizes in the America’s Transportation Award competition on Nov. 14. The Connecticut DOT earned the grand prize, chosen by a panel of experts, and Florida DOT was voted for the People’s Choice Award in the competition run by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Michigan House OKs Truck Platooning
Two months and three days after Michigan’s Senate unanimously passed a bill allowing truck platooning in the state, the House followed suit Nov. 10.
Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy: House to Focus on Infrastructure Next Year
The U.S. House will be prepared to craft legislation next year that would provide long-term infrastructure funding for freight and commuter corridors around the country, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Nov. 13.
Trump Touts Infrastructure
In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s win, trucking and transportation industry executives saw the president-elect’s bullish interest in modernizing the country’s infrastructure as a glass-half-full.