FMCSA Formally Issues Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Proposal
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has formally issued a proposal that would establish a national database of truck drivers who have failed or refused to take drug and alcohol tests.
February 20, 2014Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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Consumer Prices Rise in January
Consumer prices increased in January, the Labor Department reported Feb. 20.
February 20, 2014Industry Reacts Quickly to Obama’s Truck Emissions Proposal
Reaction to President Obama’s call for tighter carbon dioxide emissions rules for trucks poured in quickly with the first wave of comment generally offering approval, although there were also calls for caution, including from American Trucking Associations.
February 19, 2014Canada Moves Toward Mandatory eManifest for Truckers
The Canada Border Services Agency moved closer last week to implementation of its mandatory eManifest reporting requirements for truckers hauling goods into that country.
February 19, 2014Mexican Trucking Group Challenges US Cross-Border Trucking
Mexico’s main trucking association has filed a $30 billion arbitration action against the United States over the country’s refusal to fully allow Mexican carriers to operate within U.S. boundaries.
February 18, 2014Senators Sponsor Bill to Reinstate Biodiesel Tax Credit
Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) have introduced a bill that would reinstate the $1-per-gallon tax credit for biodiesel producers that expired last year.
February 18, 2014VW Board to Focus on Truck Brands at Meeting
Volkswagen’s supervisory board will focus on the company’s truck brands and its efforts to overtake Daimler AG as the world’s largest truck maker at its next meeting, according to Reuters.
February 18, 2014Plaintiffs Dismiss ‘Hot Fuel’ Cases
The plaintiffs in a set of 2006 cases against fuel retailers for selling “hot fuel” have dismissed the cases, the Kansas City Business Journal reported.
February 18, 2014FMCSA Criticizes GAO Study on CSA
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Government Accountability Office study that was critical of the way federal regulators identify crash-prone carriers is the result of a “philosophical disagreement” between regulators and GAO investigators, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials said.
February 18, 2014Trucking Hopeful for More Driver-Training Aid as Obama, Congress Look to Expand Programs
Recent moves by President Obama and congressional leaders to expand job-training programs are raising hopes the government will do more to help individuals learn to be truck drivers, industry officials said.
February 17, 2014