Two DOT Agencies Pressured to Synchronize Online Databases for Carrier Hazmat Loads
The Transportation Intermediaries Association has renewed its bid to force the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to display more information in its database for consistency with another federal agency.
July 9, 2012TT Podcasts: RoadSigns
Check out Transport Topics' updated Top 100 list of the largest logistics companies in North America, and explore how the industry's top players have adapted to a tough freight market and are preparing for the future.
J.D. Power: Buyer Satisfaction Declines Under Burden of 2010 Emissions Rules
Satisfaction with model-year 2011 trucks suffered as a result of technology added to comply with 2010 federal emissions regulations, which resulted in customers’ reporting more problems with the trucks, a recent J.D. Power and Associates’ survey found.
July 9, 2012House Moves to Block Funding for Implementing EOBR Rule
The House approved a bill on June 29 that would block any federal mandate requiring the use of electronic onboard recorders on vehicles, including a regulation included in the highway funding legislation President Obama was expected to sign late last week.
July 9, 2012Obama Signs $105 Billion Bill to Fund Transportation Programs Through Sept. 2014
President Obama was scheduled to sign into law late last week a two-year, $105 billion transportation funding bill that will allow more tolling of interstate highways and create a national freight highway network.
July 9, 2012Mica Says He’s ‘Fed Up’ With TSA’s Failure to Explain Card Reader Deployment Delay
The chairman of the House Transportation Committee said he is “fed up” with the Transportation Security Administration’s failure to explain delays in deploying biometric card readers for Transportation Worker Identification Credential cards at U.S. ports and other secure facilities.
July 9, 2012Obama Signs Highway Bill Into Law
President Obama signed the federal highway bill into law at the White House Friday afternoon, which will fund transportation programs through September 2014, C-Span reported.
July 6, 2012ISM Services Index Declines
An index of the U.S. economy’s service sector declined in June to the slowest pace in almost a year and a half, the Institute for Supply Management said Thursday.
July 5, 2012FMCSA Shuts Down Tennessee Carrier
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it ordered Lebanon, Tenn.-based trucking company Three Angels Farms shut down for safety violations.
July 3, 2012Congress Passes Highway Bill
The House and Senate approved a two-year highway bill that will fund construction and safety programs though September 2014, ending nearly three years of deadlock and delay since the last comprehensive funding law expired.
July 2, 2012ISM Manufacturing Index Contracts for First Time in Three Years
U.S. manufacturing activity contracted for the first time since July 2009, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.
July 2, 2012