Safety
Transportation businesses face a host of dynamic risk issues that can significantly impact their financial and operational health. The news in this category focuses on the latest safety and security initiatives, resources and regulations and addresses topics that include fleet safety, claims administration, driver hiring and retention, risk management and compliance.
ATA Challenging D.C. Truck Rules
American Trucking Associations and two state ATA affiliates, Maryland and Virginia, are taking issue with the District of Columbia’s new thrust on truck lengths and credential requirements.
November 10, 2009Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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House Panel to Hold Wetlines Hearing Monday in Baltimore
The chairwoman of a House subcommittee has scheduled a field hearing Monday in Baltimore on a controversial House bill that would prohibit the transportation of flammable liquids in unprotected product piping on both existing and newly-manufactured cargo tank trucks.
November 10, 2009IRS Drops $319 Million Levy over FedEx Owner-Operators
FedEx Corp. said an Internal Revenue Service audit team has proposed that no assessment of federal employment taxes be made against the company’s ground parcel unit for 2002, an important step in FedEx’s continuing legal battle over whether some of its workers are independent contractors or employees.
November 10, 2009Missouri Allowing Heavier Trucks Following Rains
Following an unusually rainy fall, the Missouri Department of Transportation is making it easier for farmers to haul their crops to market, the Associated Press reported.
November 10, 2009Opinion: Choosing the Right Freight Forwarder
Choosing the right freight forwarder to support your transportation efforts never has been more critical than during the current crippling recession — which may or may not be abating.
November 10, 2009TT Logistics 50: Firms Seek Ways to Cut Costs to Cope With Revenue Drop in 2009
Logistics service providers are adjusting as the global economic downturn has caused many companies to curtail production and reduce inventories, stalling the longtime trend of expanding international trade, thereby reducing demand for transportation services in North America.
November 9, 2009Navistar Opposes Request by EPA to Delay Lawsuit
Navistar Inc. last week opposed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s request to stop action on the truck maker’s lawsuit against the agency, which said it needed time to review its guidance on 2010 emissions regulation.
November 9, 2009Buffett Bids for BNSF Corp.
Investor Warren Buffett made a dramatic bid to buy the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., the largest U.S. railroad, in a move valued at $44 billion and intended to capitalize on future economic growth and intermodal’s potential.
November 9, 2009IRS Drops $319 Million Levy over FedEx Owner-Operators
FedEx Corp. said an Internal Revenue Service audit team has proposed that no assessment of federal employment taxes be made against the company’s ground parcel unit for 2002, an important step in FedEx’s continuing legal battle over whether some of its workers are independent contractors or employees.
November 9, 2009Letters: HOS Change, Snow on Trucks, Costly Misconception
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, in response to a legal challenge to the current hours-of-service regulations, will completely rewrite the 2008 HOS regulations, issue a proposed rulemaking within nine months and a new final rule in less than two years.
November 6, 2009