Jill DunnBusinessHighway administration publishes notice for mandated freight networkThe Federal Highway Administration has outlined the process for designating the National Freight Network required by the surface transportation reauthorization bill passed last summer.February 13, 2013BusinessSoCal ports to have ‘backstop’ for meeting emissions standardsIf the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach don’t meet emission reduction goals by 2015, California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District will step in to take action in pushing them to do so.February 13, 2013BusinessUnion rejects contract with LA, Long Beach portsClerical union workers at Los Angeles’ and Long Beach’s ports have voted against ratifying a six-year contract they recently tentatively approved.February 12, 2013BusinessStates lift hours rules due to winter storm in NENew Jersey, Massachusetts, New York and Maine have suspended hours-of-service regulations for drivers bringing emergency supplies to areas affected by the storm.February 11, 2013BusinessUtah, Mississippi, others mull raising speed limitsUtah lawmakers are considering expanding 80 mph speed limits to new locations, while New Hampshire, Connecticut and Mississippi have introduced bills to allow 75 mph speed on some highways.February 6, 2013BusinessATA asks agency to delay hours rule implementationThe American Trucking Associations has sent a letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration asking it to reschedule the July 1 dat set for implementation of the agency’s new hours of service rule.January 29, 2013BusinessCSA, hours of service, tolls top House’s oversight plansThe U.S. House transportation committee’s oversight plan for the 113th Congress includes targeting hours of service, the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program and recently expanded ability of states to collect tolls on federal highways.January 25, 2013BusinessHouse transportation committee chair announces 113th Congress appointmentsRep. John J. Duncan Jr. (R-Tenn.) has been appointed vice chairman of the House transportation committee vice while Rep. Tom Petri (R-Wis.) was selected to assume Duncan’s former position as highways subcommittee chairman.January 17, 2013BusinessCSA being audited by Inspector General over data qualityThe U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General has initiated an audit of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, and Accountability program.January 17, 2013BusinessU.S. Supreme Court to hear ATA’s case against Port of LAThe U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear American Trucking Associations’ argument against the Port of Los Angeles’ trucking concession requirements.January 16, 2013Previous PagePage 30 of 32Next PageTop StoriesBusinessKnight-Swift backs rail mega mergerA proposed merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern is gaining powerful trucking allies.CybersecurityNMFTA warns of Chinese components in trucking technologyBusinessKandel Transport acquired by Nagle CompaniesBusinessMarten Transport CEO stepping down, Randy Marten to returnFeatured SponsorCargo theft is on the rise. Learn strategies to protect your trucks, trailers and freight.
