NTSB Chairwoman Urges More Focus on Driver Fatigue, Safety Technology
WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board would like to see regulators and the trucking industry do more to address fatigue and adopt more safety technology to reduce highway crashes, Chairwoman Deborah A.P. Hersman told Transport Topics during a June 25 interview.
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AASHTO Report Cites Need for More Infrastructure Investment
The U.S. freight industry’s growth and the lack of expansion in its transportation system are leading to a “crisis,” according to a new report by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
July 12, 2010How Good a Recovery?
While Wall Street continues to express its doubts about the strength of the U.S. economic recovery that is under way, most trucking companies say that business is continuing to improve.
July 12, 2010Letters: Intermodal Elephants, Flatbed Carrier Rates, Price Hike for Bonds
What does every intermodal shipment need that no one wants to really talk about? The answer — and the elephant in the room — is an intermodal chassis.
July 12, 2010Western Governors Back New Pilot Programs to Study Effects of Longer Trailer Combinations
The Western Governors’ Association has urged Congress to allow interested states to create pilot programs to evaluate the benefits and costs of adding routes for longer combination vehicles.
July 12, 2010EPA Proposes Speeding Approval Process for Installing Multi-Fuel Systems in Trucks
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, noting “growing interest” in alternative-fuel conversion systems, recently proposed to streamline certification of aftermarket conversions that turn Class 8 diesel engines into engines that can burn diesel and natural gas.
July 12, 2010Clerks Strike at Ports of L.A., Long Beach
Officials with the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach said shipping terminals were open and operating this week during negotiations between terminal operators and a striking shipping clerks union.
July 9, 2010ISM Services Index Slips in June
The U.S. economy’s service sector expanded in June but its expansion rate fell to a four-month low, the Institute for Supply Management said Tuesday.
July 6, 2010CARB OKs $200 Million in Emissions Funding
The California Air Resources Board has awarded $200 million in Proposition 1B funds to help cut emissions from heavy-duty trucks and other sources in the state’s four busiest trade corridors.
July 6, 2010Letters: Driving-Time Cuts, Rate-Setting Redux, Raising Broker Bonds
Safety advocate groups once again are pursuing their never-ending effort to reduce the driving time allowed commercial motor vehicle operators.
July 5, 2010