Opinion: ‘New Entrants’ Beware
Trucks Moved 73% of Cargo in 2012, US Survey Shows
Some $13.6 trillion worth of goods were shipped in the United States in 2012 weighing a combined 11.7 billion tons, with trucks once again doing a majority of the work, according to a federal report.
December 16, 2013Diesel Price Dips 0.4¢ to $3.879, Resumes Slide After Two Gains
U.S. diesel prices dipped 0.4 cent to a national average of $3.879 a gallon, ending two weeks of increases that were the fuel’s only upturns in the past three months, the Department of Energy reported Dec. 9.
December 16, 2013Court Overturns EPA’s Navistar Engine Penalty Rule
A federal appeals court has thrown out an Environmental Protection Agency rule that allowed Navistar Inc. to pay penalties while it continued to sell engines that did not meet 2010 federal emissions standards.
December 13, 2013House Passes Budget That Maintains Highway Spending Levels
The U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 12 voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bipartisan budget deal that cuts $23 billion from the deficit and maintains current highway spending levels through fiscal year 2014.
December 13, 2013FHWA Extends Comment Time on Freight Network Proposal
The Federal Highway Administration is extending the deadline for public comments on its draft of a Primary Freight Network to Jan. 17, according to a notice in the Federal Register.
December 13, 2013FMCSA Shuts Down 52 Bus Companies in Enforcement Sweep
Federal regulators said they shut down 52 bus companies and placed 340 vehicles out of service as part of an eight-month intensified effort to shut down unsafe motorcoach companies.
December 12, 2013NHTSA Administrator Strickland to Step Down
National Highway and Traffic Safety Administrator David Strickland is resigning from his post, the U.S. Department of Transportation confirmed Dec. 12.
December 12, 2013Economic Growth Will Benefit Trucking in 2014, ATA’s Costello Says
The U.S. economy should pick up next year to grow at a 2.5% pace and stimulate trucking demand, American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello said.
December 12, 2013EPA Announces $4 Million Program to Replace Older Diesel Engines at Ports
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it has made $4 million available for ports to replace older diesel engines with newer cleaner-burning engines.
December 12, 2013