CBO: Freight Transportation by Truck Eight Times Higher Than Cost of Rail
The cost of transporting freight by truck is about eight times higher than by rail, the Congressional Budget Office determined in a working paper published March 30.
March 31, 2015Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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FMCSA Rejects Petition to Exempt $75,000 Broker Bond
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has denied a request by the Association of Independent Property Brokers and Agents that all property brokers and freight forwarders be exempted from the agency’s $75,000 bond provision.
March 30, 2015FMCSA Picking Carriers for Drug and Alcohol Survey
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said March 30 that it has commenced notifying selected truck and bus companies to submit their annual Department of Transportation drug-and-alcohol testing program results to the agency.
March 30, 2015Atlanta: Dangerous Hot Spot of Twisting Highways
It was almost midnight when Walter Price eased his 18-wheeler into the right lane on Interstate 75 near Atlanta. As he began to bank onto the exit ramp he’d been taking for the past 10 years, Price had no idea he was entering America’s most dangerous hot zone for truck drivers.
March 30, 2015Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx: Phase 2 GHG Emissions Proposal Sent to OMB
The proposed Phase 2 greenhouse-gas emissions rule for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles has been forwarded to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said during an interview at a Politico “PlaybookLunch” event March 30.
March 30, 2015Editorial: Impeding Technology’s Progress
For the trucking press, few weeks on the calendar are as anticipated as the Mid-America Trucking Show.
March 30, 2015Sen. Debra Fischer Chides FMCSA for Approach on Restart Rule
If the federal government had taken a performance-based rather than a “prescriptive” approach to its 34-hour restart rule, the regulation might have enhanced safety rather than adversely affected trucking operations, Sen. Debra Fischer (R-Neb.) said at a hearing last week.
March 30, 2015Bill to Expand STB Authority Approved; Measure Backed by Railroads, Shippers
For the first time in almost two decades, a Senate bill to expand the powers and structure of the Surface Transportation Board could move forward with shipper support and a new rail industry stance on changes at the regulatory agency.
March 30, 2015Navajo Express Execs Foil Bomb Threat as Passenger Charges Cockpit on Flight
Navajo Express executives Don Digby Jr. and Scott Maldonado were feeling good about closing a business deal earlier in the day and planning on a relaxing evening flight from Washington Dulles International Airport to Denver.
March 30, 2015Recruiting Drivers for Restart Study Proving Difficult, DOT Official Says
Federal regulators are having a hard time recruiting drivers to participate in a congressionally mandated study for the restart portion of the hours-of-service rule, a top U.S. Department of Transportation official told a Senate subcommittee.
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