SAN DIEGO — Congressional efforts to limit the federal government’s involvement in large-scale infrastructure projects would fracture the country’s vast and intricate transportation network, said Chris Spear, American Trucking Associations’ chief of legislative affairs.

SAN DIEGO — Bill Graves, president and CEO of American Trucking Associations, announced on Oct. 6 he would continue to serve as the federation's president and CEO through December 2016.

SAN DIEGO — Bill Graves, the two-term governor of Kansas who has led American Trucking Associations for more than a decade, pledged to industry executives on Oct. 6 that his team will continue to fight tougher rules the Obama administration has implemented on drivers’ work hours and safety performance.

SAN DIEGO — The vast majority of people surveyed in a recent poll said they believe truck drivers are safer than everyday car drivers.

SAN DIEGO -- Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) said Congress is likely to take up a proposal in a November lame-duck session to halt last year’s hours-of-service rule change.

SAN DIEGO -- Jack Van Steenburg, chief safety officer at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, said he expects the agency to seek input from the public in the coming months on an “alternative compliance” program aimed at giving carriers and drivers credit for installing safety technologies.

WASHINGTON — Acting Federal Highway Administrator Gregory Nadeau on Sept. 30 urged lawmakers to approve a “long-term, sustainable” transportation funding measure in order to help advance the efforts by states and municipalities to repair or replace aging infrastructure.

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration chief Cynthia Quarterman will step down Oct. 3, a spokeswoman for the agency told reporters.