ATA And Truck Lobby Press For Congress To Pass Spending Bill
Omnibus Spending Bill Needs To Be Passed Immediately
The largest U.S. trucking advocacy group wants Congress to pass an omnibus spending bill during its “lame duck” session, not a continuing resolution that simply extends funding...
Does The New $55B Transportation Spending Bill Put Safety On The Back Burner?
A multimillion lobbying push by FedEx Corp. and other freight carriers may be about to open U.S. highways to a new generation of bigger truck trailers even as watchdogs warn the price will be...
Trucking Deaths Down 8 Percent
Trucking Deaths Down In Preliminary DOL Report
Fatal trucking deaths are down 8 percent according to a recent preliminary report given by the U.S. Department of Labor. The report stated that trucking deaths in the...
Top Transportation Democrat Nick Rahall Defeated In West Virginia
Nick Rahall Unseated Before Serving 20th Term
Top Transportation Democrat Nick Rahall was yet another Obama supporter that fail victim in Tuesday's election. The widely known incumbent from the 3rd Congressional District in West Virginia...
Past DOT Chiefs Urging Long-Term Solution To Highway Trust Fund
WASHINGTON — As Congress will once again consider legislation to avoid another shortfall of the Highway Trust Fund, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and 11 of his 13 living predecessors have sent a letter to...
Pilot Flying J To Pay $92 Million More For Rebate Scheme
Iconic truck stop company Pilot Flying J has entered an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department to resolve the criminal investigation into the company’s fraudulent rebate scheme, agreeing to pay a $92 million fine...
Truckload Linehaul Rates In North America Up 5.2 Percent In June
Promising Truckload Linehaul Rates
Truckload linehaul rates paid by North American shippers in June were 5.2 percent higher than in June of last year, the Cass Truckload Index shows.
“As demand continues to increase while capacity...
30,000 Medical Professionals Now Listed On National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that 8,000 more health professionals have been added to the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (NRCME) since the new system for...
FMCSA Wants To Track Drug And Alcohol Offenses Among Truck Drivers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration "FMCSA" is currently reviewing public comments on a proposed implementation of a nationwide clearinghouse to track drug and alcohol offenses among commercial driver’s license holders.
John Esparza, president and CEO...
Federal Railroad Administration Issues $967.1M MTA Loan For Commuter Railroads
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today closed on a $967.1 million Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) loan with New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in order to facilitate the deployment...