ATRI Says Total Fleet Costs Rise; Wages, Equipment Up, Fuel Dips
Motor carrier operating costs rose 1.6% to $1.703 per mile last year, as higher costs for new equipment, driver wages and maintenance wiped out savings from lower fuel prices, the American Transportation Research Institute reported.
October 5, 2015McCarthy Pledges Action
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the House Majority Leader and likely successor to outgoing Speaker John Boehner, pledged support for long-term highway funding in an interview last week.
October 5, 2015N.Y.-N.J. Authority Delays Bayonne Bridge Project Two Years
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced a nearly two-year delay in completing a $1.3 billion bridge raising project that would allow the largest containerships to reach the third-largest U.S. port.
October 2, 2015PHMSA Taps 11 Universities for Pipeline Safety Research
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration on Sept. 30 gave 11 universities almost $2 million to examine pipeline safety.
October 1, 2015Petition Asks for EPA to Test Cars Like Heavy-Duty Trucks
An environmental group is seeking to have every model of car and light trucks sold in the United States undergo on-the-road emissions tests, adding to calls for more aggressive efforts after revelations that Volkswagen AG rigged its vehicles to fool laboratory-based screening.
October 1, 2015Driver Restart Data Collection Concluded, FMCSA Says
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Oct. 1 that it has concluded the five-month, data-collection phase of the agency’s study evaluating the effects the hours-of-service restart provision is having on drivers.
October 1, 2015FMCSA Revises Guidance on AOBRD Driver Edits
Federal regulators announced they are issuing revised guidance allowing drivers using automated onboard recording devices to edit and correct most mistakes on the devices that have been in use since the mid-1980s.
October 1, 2015Congress Acts to Ensure Federal Funding Through Dec. 11
The U.S. House on Sept. 30 approved legislation that would keep the Department of Transportation and the rest of the federal government funded through Dec. 11.
September 30, 2015DOT Unveils Transportation Investment Unit
The U.S. Department of Transportation has unveiled a centralized unit tasked with working with states, cities and investors looking for help with navigating the federal transportation apparatus.
September 30, 2015U.S. Postal Service Orders Ram Cargo Vans
Fiat Chrysler said it will supply more than 9,000 customized cargo vans to the U.S. Postal Service for delivering mail and packages.
September 29, 2015