DOT Budget Proposes $4 Billion for New Infrastructure Bank
The Obama administration last week proposed a $4 billion “down payment” on a national infrastructure bank to supplement traditional highway funding, as part of its $78.8 billion budget proposal for the Department of Transportation.
February 8, 2010Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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Report Says Thefts Rising, But Fleets Question Data
Cargo theft increased sharply in 2009, according to an international insurer and a security firm, although two major carriers said they had experienced a drop in losses from theft and American Trucking Associations said good statistics were hard to come by.
February 8, 2010States May Not Enforce Ban on Texting, Law Officials Say
Law enforcement officials said they may not strictly enforce the Transportation Department’s recent ban on texting by commercial drivers until the government issues a specific regulation rather than reinterpretations of current rules, officials told Transport Topics.
February 8, 2010Execs Warn on CSA 2010
SAN DIEGO — CSA 2010, the new federal safety monitoring and rating system for motor carriers, is likely to be the most important and potentially disruptive federal policy development for trucking to come out of Washington this year, fleet executives and industry watchers said last week.
February 8, 2010SEC Issues Guidelines to Help Companies Assess Effects of Climate-Change Laws, Rules
The Securities and Exchange Commission for the first time has voted to issue guidelines to help public companies decide whether climate change laws and regulations will have a material effect on their businesses.
February 8, 2010TMC Meeting Offers ‘Glimpse’ Of Technology, Fleet Guidance
Fleet maintenance professionals in Tampa, Fla., are taking in a glimpse of future trucks while discussing tips for management in the present at the Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting, through Feb. 12.
February 8, 2010Obama Plan for High-Speed Rail Raises Concerns at Freight Firms
The Obama administration’s $8.5 billion plan to advance U.S. high-speed rail programs is being questioned by trucking interests and the freight railroads whose tracks would host most of the new services, officials in both industries said.
February 8, 2010Diesel Drops 5.2¢ to $2.781 in 3rd Straight Weekly Decline
The U.S. retail diesel average dropped 5.2 cents to $2.781 a gallon last week, the third straight weekly drop, the Department of Energy reported.
February 8, 2010Judge Rules Against Calif. Trucking Company over Classification
A state judge in Los Angeles has issued a civil judgment against a California trucking company that misclassified its drivers as independent contractors, California Attorney General Edmund Brown Jr. said Thursday.
February 4, 2010ATA Calls for Curbs on Oil Speculation
American Trucking Associations has joined forces with farmers, manufacturers and consumer groups calling on Congress to more strictly regulate excessive oil speculation.
February 4, 2010