Government
Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.
Senate Bill Would Apply Federal Weight Limits to More Highways
WASHINGTON — A bill introduced Tuesday in the U.S. Senate would prohibit states from increasing truck size and weight limits on the National Highway System.
TT 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.
NAFTA Surface Trade Rises in February
Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico was 11.8% higher in February than a year earlier, the Department of Transportation said Tuesday.
May 3, 2011Ontario Considers Longer Truck Wheelbases
Ontario officials are considering allowing longer tractors on its highways in response to a request from the province’s trucking industry.
Feds Extend Handheld Cellphone Ban to include Hazmat Truckers
Federal regulators have issued a proposed rule that would extend a ban on the use of handheld cellphones to include intrastate hazardous materials motor carriers.
Higher Truck Tolls to Kick In July 1 on Bay Area Bridges
The San Francisco Bay Area Toll Authority is reminding truckers that the first exemption it granted to truckers on higher bridge tolls will expire on June 30.
ISM Manufacturing Index Slips in April
U.S. manufacturing activity slowed in April from March but showed continued positive activity, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.
May 2, 2011Letters: Trucking’s Real Cost, Soaring Fuel Prices, Mexican EOBRs
It is evident to me that the bigger 3PLs are adding trucks to their array of services because there are fewer trucks on the road.
May 2, 2011Eying ‘Featherweight’ Parcel Niche, Postal Service Launches Regional Service
The U.S. Postal Service, angling for a bigger slice of the parcel market, has started a ground-based regional delivery service aimed at high-volume, business-to-consumer shippers selling retail goods online.
May 2, 2011House Committee Upset With TWIC Delays
Already several years behind deploying biometric card readers to identify transportation industry workers at the nation’s ports, the Transportation Security Administration is not expected to issue a proposal for regulating the devices until late 2012.
May 2, 2011Chicago Manufacturing Index Slips in April
Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region slipped in April from March, but showed continued expansion, the Institute for Supply Chain Management-Chicago said Friday.
April 29, 2011