Battery Manufacturer Exide Technologies Files for Bankruptcy
Heavy-duty truck and automobile battery manufacturer Exide Technologies filed for bankruptcy after environmental regulators in California shut down one if its lead-recycling plants, Bloomberg News reported Monday.
June 10, 2013Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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Trucks to be Banned From More Left Lanes in Dallas
The Texas Department of Transportation plans to double the amount of roads banning trucks with three or more axles from the left lane in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
June 5, 2013NTSB Wants Big-Rig Safety Technologies on Straight Trucks, Vans
The National Transportation Safety Board asked federal regulators Tuesday to apply some safety technology requirements to straight trucks, vans and pickup trucks that currently only apply to heavy trucks, saying those components could increase safety and prevent deaths.
June 4, 2013Opinion: More Truck Safety, No New Regulations
Most have heard the outcome of MAP-21, the current highway funding law, for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which has said repeatedly that MAP-21 requires it to complete 29 new safety regulations within 27 months.
June 3, 2013Work Begins on Temporary Span to Replace Collapsed I-5 Bridge
Crews in Washington state were constructing a temporary span last week to replace a section of bridge on Interstate 5 that collapsed May 23, apparently after it was struck by a truck carrying an oversize load.
June 3, 2013Authorities to Audit Maryland Company Involved in Rail Accident
Federal regulators and Maryland state police are planning a “top-to-bottom” review of the safety record of a waste-removal company owned by a trucker who was seriously hurt this week when a CSX freight train hit his truck at an unmarked crossing, the Baltimore Sun reported.
May 31, 2013Mixing Medium- and Heavy-Duty Crash Data Skews Safety Trends, ATRI Study Says
A new study of large truck crash data shows that the number of crashes involving smaller commercial vehicles and intrastate motor carriers is increasing at a faster rate than crashes involving larger trucks and interstate motor carriers.
May 30, 2013FMCSA Proposes Eliminating Fleet Financial Reporting Requirement
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration proposed a new rule Friday that would eliminate a quarterly financial data reporting requirement for some interstate motor carriers.
May 28, 2013FMCSA Shuts Down Colorado Carrier
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said Friday it has shut down GD Cars Inc., an Aurora, Colo., trucking company that carried used cars and trucks, saying the carrier’s operation of commercial vehicles “poses an imminent hazard to public safety.”
May 28, 2013U.S. to Ease Inspections Rule for Truckers, Official Says
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will propose a regulation later this year that would absolve truck drivers of their duty to file reports about truck and trailer inspections that do not find any equipment defects, a federal official said.
May 21, 2013