Virginia Tech Chosen to Lead FMCSA Restart Study
Virginia Tech’s Transportation Institute has been chosen to conduct the federal government’s study on the 34-hour restart rule.
February 4, 2015Senate Bill Would Provide Tax Equity For LNG
Republican and Democratic senators have reintroduced their bill to create tax equity for carriers that use liquefied natural gas.
February 4, 2015Mark Gagnon Named Board Chairman of Connecticut Trucking Group
Mark Gagnon, president of Capitol Moving and Storage of South Windsor, Connecticut, was recently installed as the chairman of the board of the Motor Transport Association of Connecticut.
February 4, 2015FMCSA Wants to Query Carriers About Relationship of Pay to Safety
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced that it is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget to query carriers on the relationship of safety and current driver compensation practices.
February 4, 2015FMCSA Should Shift Focus to Crash Causes, Industry Exec Tells Senators
The general counsel for one of the nation’s largest trucking companies told a Senate panel that to reinforce the recent reduction in truck crashes the federal government must redirect its safety efforts to address the primary causes.
January 29, 2015Kentucky, Ohio Governors Trying to Jump-Start Bridge Project
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear (D) and Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) have directed their transportation departments to devise what they call “a cost-saving plan that limits tolls” but moves forward with rebuilding the Brent Spence Bridge linking the states.
January 29, 2015I-95 Open Now in All States Hit by Massive Snowstorm
Interstate 95, the freight artery through the states slammed hardest this week by record snowfall, is open now to all traffic at all points, with Massachusetts and Rhode Island the last states to lift their travel bans.
January 28, 2015Fierce Snowstorm Still Stalling Freight in New England; N.Y., N.J. Open Roads
New York and New Jersey have reopened their roads, but freight traffic was stalled in upper New England as snow continued to fall farther north in Massachusetts and Maine and trucks were forced to layover in states to the south and west.
January 27, 2015DeFazio Blasts DOT Over Failure to Finalize Tank Car Rule, Calls for PHMSA Audit
Rep. Peter DeFazio (Ore.), ranking Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, blasted the Department of Transportation for what he called repeated failures to address “longstanding and undisputed” pipeline and hazardous materials safety issues, including oil train safety.
January 22, 2015DeFazio Names Ranking Dems For T&I Subcommittees
Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon, the ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, has announced which T&I Democrats will be the ranking members on the subcommittees.
January 21, 2015