Kevin JonesBusinessFMCSA clarifies EOBR display rule: printouts not required at roadsideThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Monday issued guidance clarifying the roadside inspection regulation for trucks equipped with automatic on-board recording devices (AOBRDs).May 13, 2014BusinessHighway funding refresher in 7 slides: Fuel taxes and federal, state spendingThe best bet for a long term transportation bill from the current Congress is due Monday from the Senate Environment and Public Works committee, so let’s a take a big picture look at the numbers, broken down by federal, state and local spending on infrastructure.May 12, 2014BusinessSenate begins search for highway funding; transportation bill expected ThursdayThe U.S. Senate this week began debating how to fund surface transportation programs, ahead of the expected Thursday release of a multi-year federal plan. Collegial pledges of bipartisanship, however, don’t pay the bills.May 8, 2014BusinessElephants, blind monks and the genius of FMCSA’s pointless advisory committeeLeave it to the combined efforts of Congress and the federal bureaucracy to come up with a perfect vehicle for getting nothing done: the advisory committee system. For a mere $250,000 per year, FMCSA brings together many of the groups which usually have the agency pinned in a federal court crossfire and lets them face off with each other.May 6, 2014BusinessTrucking adds 6,800 jobs in April as US hiring surges with better weatherThe for-hire trucking industry added 6,800 payroll jobs in April on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the monthly employment report released May 2 by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.May 2, 2014BusinessOld ATA emissions case makes Supreme Court headlinesA landmark 2001 Supreme Court decision involving the trucking industry was in the news again this week when the justice who wrote that majority opinion misquoted himself in a new dissent. (Be advised, the following is for law nerds – although the trucking industry is still paying the price for the related regulations.)May 2, 2014BusinessObama, Foxx send 4-year, $302B highway bill to Congress; trucking blasts tolling optionThe Obama administration’s transportation funding plan has officially made its way to Congress, but trucking interests are not impressed, taking particular issue with its giving states the authority to toll existing Interstates and with the expanded share of funding for transit and rail programs.April 29, 2014BusinessCalifornia truckin’: Obstacles, opportunities in the Golden StateI don’t need much of an excuse to visit San Francisco, and I took advantage of the chance to spend a week in Northern California earlier this month. Not surprisingly, the top concerns of the California Trucking Association are not so different from state associations around the country – just more so.April 28, 2014BusinessObama’s highway plan headed to Congress, but questions (and shortfalls) remainPresident Obama is preparing to send Congress his $302 billion transportation bill, but the four-year authorization still might not be enough to cover the rapidly dwindling Highway Trust Fund.April 24, 2014BusinessNew analysis finds flaws in research used to justify hours-of-service changeThe research used to confirm the benefits of last summer’s changes in truck drivers’ hours-of-service rule has significant problems, according to an analysis published Tuesday. The government agency that sponsored the study, however, says the revised HOS rule works as intended.April 22, 2014Previous PagePage 14 of 29Next PageTop StoriesCybersecurityNMFTA warns of Chinese components in trucking technologyThe trucking industry's expanded digitization increases its potential for cybercrime, and China could be a key threat to the U.S. via technology in transportation.BusinessKandel Transport acquired by Nagle CompaniesBusinessMarten Transport CEO stepping down, Randy Marten to returnRegulationsU.S. 'pausing' work visas for commercial truck driversFeatured SponsorCargo theft is on the rise. Learn strategies to protect your trucks, trailers and freight.
