If you don’t travel much, but you were among the millions of Americans who set out to visit loved ones this past Thanksgiving weekend, the traffic nightmare you experienced was indeed an anomaly. But there's hope. Here's a look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
November 26, 2018Safety
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Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel, Logistics
Motorists were looking to get a jump on their Thanksgiving travels on Nov. 20. (CBS This Morning via YouTube)
Capitol Agenda for the Week of Nov. 26: One More for the Road
Motorists were looking to get a jump on their Thanksgiving travels on Nov. 20. (CBS This Morning via YouTube)
Government, Business, Safety
The Eisenhower Tunnel courtesy of Colorado Department of Transportation
Safer Solutions Sought for Hazmat Drivers Traveling Colorado’s Treacherous Loveland Pass
The Eisenhower Tunnel courtesy of Colorado Department of Transportation
With its 180-degree bends, 7% grades, dangerous drop-offs and strong wind gusts, the hazardous material truck drivers hauling heavy petroleum loads who make the 9.5-mile journey though Colorado’s Loveland Pass call the drive a “white-knuckle experience.”
November 20, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Snow and ice cover a highway. (Mary Ann Chastain/Associated Press)
Truck Makers, Suppliers Aim to Combat Road Salt Corrosion With Protective Coatings
Snow and ice cover a highway. (Mary Ann Chastain/Associated Press)
When winter weather arrives, what also comes with it is the use of road salt, which exacerbates truck corrosion.
November 20, 2018
Government, Business, Safety
Wheeler (left) on stage with Trump during the White House State Leadership Day conference. (Al Drago/Bloomberg News)
Trump to Nominate Andrew Wheeler for Top Job at EPA
Wheeler (left) on stage with Trump during the White House State Leadership Day conference. (Al Drago/Bloomberg News)
President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Andrew Wheeler for the administrator role at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, where he currently serves as acting administrator.
November 19, 2018
Government, Business, Safety
The Benjamin Franklin Bridge into downtown Philadelphia. (Shutterstock)
ASCE Gives Pennsylvania Infrastructure a C- Again
The Benjamin Franklin Bridge into downtown Philadelphia. (Shutterstock)
Pennsylvania has again earned a C- on the American Society of Civil Engineers’ infrastructure report card. That grade is just above the group’s grade of D+ for the nation’s infrastructure in 2017.
November 19, 2018
Government, Business, Safety
A student approaches a truck during a commercial driver license class at Lake Cumberland CDL Training School in Mount Sterling, Ky. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News)
Most States Don't Experience CDL Skills Test Delays, FMCSA Survey Shows
A student approaches a truck during a commercial driver license class at Lake Cumberland CDL Training School in Mount Sterling, Ky. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News)
The large majority of states are experiencing few delays in scheduling entry-level truck drivers for their skills tests, according to a new congressionally mandated survey conducted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
November 19, 2018
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous
Emergency personnel work at the scene where a Tesla electric SUV crashed into a barrier on U.S. Highway 101 in Mountain View, Calif., on March 23, 2018. (KTVU via AP)
Driver-Assist Systems Don’t Always Work, AAA Tests Show
Emergency personnel work at the scene where a Tesla electric SUV crashed into a barrier on U.S. Highway 101 in Mountain View, Calif., on March 23, 2018. (KTVU via AP)
DETROIT — Testing by AAA shows that electronic driver-assist systems on the road today may not keep vehicles in their lanes or spot stationary objects in time to avoid a crash.
November 16, 2018
Government, Business, Safety
DeFazio (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
Incoming T&I Chairman Peter DeFazio: Freight Connectivity, HOS Priorities for Panel
DeFazio (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
With Democrats taking control of the House of Representatives and the former chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee headed to retirement, all eyes are on Oregon Rep. Peter DeFazio as he heads toward his presumed appointment to the panel’s chairmanship.
November 15, 2018
Government, Business, Safety
Smith & Solomon
California Approves a 15-hour Minimum Driver Training Requirement for CDLs
Smith & Solomon
California legislators have passed a bill requiring that entry-level truck drivers spend at least 15 hours in training behind the wheel to be eligible for a commercial driver license.
November 15, 2018
Government, Business, Safety
The Indiana Statehouse is home to the Supreme Court of Indiana. (Shutterstock)
CVSA Files 'Friend of the Court' Brief in Chameleon Carrier Case
The Indiana Statehouse is home to the Supreme Court of Indiana. (Shutterstock)
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has filed a “friend of the court” brief with the Indiana Supreme Court in a “chameleon carrier” case in which an insurance broker is accused of helping the carrier illegally change its name to escape its bad safety record.
November 15, 2018Pages
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