Bill Graves

Journal

First-ever heavy truck fuel economy standards on the way Average truck price likely to climb more than $6,000 Work trucks, buses and other heavy-duty vehicles will, for the first time, have to trim fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions under new fuel efficiency standards. The White House ...

By CCJ Staff Published September 1, 2011

Journal

U.S., Mexico formalize cross-border program Mexican drivers must have EOBRs, be tested for drugs U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Mexican Secretary of Communications and Transportation Dionisio Arturo Pèrez-Jàcome Friscione on July 6 joined in Mexico City to sign agreements resolving the long-running dispute between the United ...

By CCJ Staff Published August 5, 2011

Journal

ATA backs EOBR proposal – with reservations Device specs, supporting docs among group’s concerns The American Trucking Associations told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration it supported the agency’s proposal to require motor carriers to install devices to record drivers’ hours of service electronically, but urged the ...

By CCJ Staff Published July 1, 2011

Safety

ATA, OOIDA seek truck crashworthiness standards Equipment improvements would lower fatalities, groups say For nearly four decades, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has focused on improving survivability rates for passenger car drivers involved in crashes, but two industry groups say more attention also needs to be ...

By CCJ Staff Published July 1, 2011

Journal

FMCSA won’t make court deadline for final HOS rule ATA ‘clearly skeptical’ of DOT’s ‘11th hour’ research The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said last month it would not be able to meet a court-negotiated July 26 deadline to issue its final hours-of-service rule after it reopened ...

By CCJ Staff Published June 7, 2011

New cross-border truck program taking shape

FMCSA unveils pilot details to ensure Mexican carrier safety On April 13, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published in the Federal Register a proposal and request for comments for a U.S.-Mexico cross-border long-haul trucking pilot program that would “test and demonstrate the ability of Mexico-based ...

By Jeff Crissey Published May 1, 2011

Journal

Capacity shortage looms large Rate hikes about to kick in, FTR says Truckload capacity shortages will gather momentum this year and continue through 2013 as the economy recovers and regulatory restrictions limit the driver pool, an FTR Associates economist said. Because of the economic upturn and the ...

By CCJ Staff Published May 1, 2011

Journal

FMCSA wants EOBRs for interstate carriers Plan would apply to all carriers that use logbooks All interstate commercial truck and bus carriers that now use records of duty status (RODS) to track compliance with hours-of-service regulations would have to use electronic onboard recorders under a proposed regulation ...

By CCJ Staff Published March 6, 2011

Jeff Crissey

18 for 3.5 million America’s Road Team captains represent the best of the best For better or worse, the people behind the wheel of your trucks are the face of your company – the ones seen by your customers at loading docks and by the motorists and ...

By Jeff Crissey Published February 13, 2011

Journal

ATA slams lastest hours proposal FMCSA leaning toward 10-hour driving time limit The American Trucking Associations said the Obama administration missed the mark in many ways with the latest hours-of-service rewrite. Bill Graves, ATA president and chief executive officer, described the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposal ...

By CCJ Staff Published February 13, 2011