American Trucking Associations Debuts Revamped trucking.org Website
American Trucking Associations, May 1, 2013
Today, American Trucking Associations rolled out an entire redesigned and updated trucking.org website as part of its ongoing effort to bolster its
communications and image efforts...[More]
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NTTC Launches Professional Tank Truck Driver Recognition Program
Heavy Duty Trucking, May 1, 2013
The National Tank Truck Carriers launched the William A. Usher, Sr. Award during its 65th Annual Conference in Austin, Texas to recognize excellence within
the professional tank truck driver community...[More]
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2013 Summer Meeting and Conference of the Freight, Marine, and Planning Committees
TRB E-Newsletter, April 30, 2013
The 2013 Summer Meeting and Conference of TRB’s Freight, Marine, and Planning Committees will be July 17-19, 2013, in Washington, D.C...[More]
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Montana DOT Increases Truck Violation Detection With Cameras
Transport Topics, April 29, 2013
The Montana Department of Transportation increased truck violation detection through the use of in-station cameras to electronically screen trucks, according
to technology provider Help Inc...[More]
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Trucking's reaction to Foxx as DOT chief swift and courteous
The Trucker, April 29, 2013
President Barack Obama on Monday tapped rising Democratic politician Anthony Foxx to lead the Department of Transportation...[More]
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Wisconsin transportation fund headed for deficit, projections show
The Trucker, April 26, 2013
New projections show Wisconsin's transportation fund is spiraling toward a $63.5 million deficit by mid-2015, leaving lawmakers groping for how to pay for
building and repairing roads across the state over the next two years...[More]
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TSA Revamps Hazmat, TWIC Fee Regulations
The Journal of Commerce, April 25, 2013
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration has removed specific fee amounts from regulations regarding security threat
assessments and credentialing for hazardous materials endorsements and Transportation Worker Identification Credentials...[More]
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FMCSA Eases CDL Clutter
Heavy Duty Trucking, April 25, 2013
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is doing some housecleaning on its commercial license rule...[More]
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CVSA Takes Issue with ATA Call for More Traffic Enforcement
Heavy Duty Trucking, April 24, 2013
A trucking leader’s call for police to put more emphasis on traffic enforcement rather than roadside inspections yielded a polite “thank you” from the
enforcement community – and disagreement with some of his message...[More]
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Pondering a mileage tax and a reduced federal role in transportation
Land Line Magazine, April 24, 2013
During a hearing Wednesday about federal highway funding, the House Budget Committee asked panelists for ideas about replacing the federal fuel tax with a
mileage-based user fee in the future – a fee that could charge truckers “exponentially more” than cars...[More]
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FMCSA: Crash accountability, small carrier concern on CSA priority list
Commercial Carrier Journal, April 23, 2013
In somewhat of an itemized list of issues and items it plans to address within its Compliance, Safety, Accountability program, the Federal Motor Carrie
Safety Administration pointed this week to crash weighting as an area it is studying and wants to account for in its scoring...[More]
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Taxpayer Group Pushing for Higher Truck Weights
Heavy Duty Trucking, April 23, 2013
The latest group to endorse higher truck weights has no direct connection with the trucking industry, but rather is self-described as an “independent
non-partisan advocate for overburdened tax payers.”...[More]
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Truck parking program may get federal boost
Fleet Owner, April 22, 2013
Efforts to create a national “truck parking” management system may soon be getting some extra help from the U.S. Department of Transportation, according Dan
Murray, vice president for the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), as truck parking is increasingly being viewed as a way to address driver
fatigue issues...[More]
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Freight Data Cost Elements
TRB E-Newsletter, April 22, 2013
TRB’s National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP) Report 22: Freight Data Cost Elements identifies the specific types of direct freight
transportation cost data elements required for public investment, policy, and regulatory decision-making...[More]
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USDOT Launches Geographical View of National ITS Deployment
ITS JPO Newsletter, April 22, 2013
The USDOT is launching the first-ever ITS Asset Viewer at the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) Annual Meeting and Exposition from
April 22 to 24, 2013, in Nashville, Tennessee...[More]
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Indiana nears increase in size and weight of some freight
Land Line Magazine, April 19, 2013
Indiana lawmakers are working out their differences on a bill that could soon authorize heavier loads for certain commodities...[More]
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Court Denies Teamsters, OOIDA Bids to Stop Cross-Border Mexican Truck Program
Transport Topics, April 19, 2013
A federal appeals court Friday denied attempts from two truck drivers’ organizations that had sought to stop the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration’s pilot program that allows Mexico-based companies to operate in the interior of the United States...[More]
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ATRI, DOT testing truck parking system
Commercial Carrier Journal, April 18, 2013
Truckers looking for increasingly hard to find parking spaces may be getting some help from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) and the
U.S. Department of Transportation...[More]
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Addressing trucking efficiency and safety challenges
Fleet Owner, April 18, 2013
Making commercial vehicles more efficient yet safer simultaneously are two of the most critical technological challenges facing the trucking industry in the
near future, according to interviews with executives at Meritor and Meritor WABCO – in no small part due to a host of ever-higher operational costs...[More]
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Big Data: How to make something of all the information at hand
Commercial Carrier Journal, April 18, 2013
This is the second part of the second installment of CCJ‘s Big Data series. Click here to see Part 1. Part 3 will be published Friday...[More]
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ATRI Assesses Navigation System Usage in the Industry
Heavy Duty Trucking, April 18, 2013
The American Transportation Research Institute released findings from the first phase of a two-part research initiative aimed at assessing the use of
navigation systems in large trucks...[More]
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Fatigue Management Program Near Completion
Heavy Duty Trucking, April 18, 2013
A coalition of U.S. and Canadian trucking interests are close to releasing a best-practices manual for fatigue management...[More]
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New House freight panel to examine modernizing freight transportation
Commercial Carrier Journal, April 17, 2013
The House transportation committee’s newest panel will examine freight transportation through October, with its first hearing April 24...[More]
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Minn. Senate Wants Wholesale Gas Tax For Roads
CBS News, April 17, 2013
After backing off a proposed gas tax increase in the face of opposition from Gov. Mark Dayton, state Senate Democrats on Wednesday proposed an alternative in
the form of a new sales tax on fuel sales at the wholesale level as a way to raise money for road and bridge projects...[More]
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Infrastructure Committee releases names of panel to examine freight transport
The Trucker, April 16, 2013
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster, R-Pa., and Ranking Member Nick J. Rahall II, D-W. Va., Tuesday announced the members of
a special panel tasked with examining the current state of freight transportation in the United States and how improving freight transportation can
strengthen the U.S. economy...[More]
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Ohio approves 2.7 percent toll hike, speed limit increases
ETrucker, April 15, 2013
Ohio Gov. John Kasich has signed a bill which includes a proposed 2.7 percent annual increase in Turnpike truck tolls through 2023 and approves speed
increases on some roadways...[More]
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Risk and reward: How CSA’s data shows discrimination toward small carriers, Part 1
Commercial Carrier Journal, April 15, 2013
Based on analysis of data from the first two years of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance Safety Accountability program, 20 percent
of carriers now have a ranking in at least one of the seven Behavioral Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories that make up the Safety Measurement System
component of CSA...[More]
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Is Raising the Federal Gasoline Tax the Best Way to Pay for Highways?
The Wall Street Journal, April 12, 2013
The federal gasoline tax is broken. Our highways and bridges are in desperate need of improvement and repair and revenue collected from the 18.4 cent
per-gallon tax—the main source of funding for roadways—is falling far short of what we need to fix our crumbling infrastructure...[More]
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Broker usage increases, TCP survey finds
Fleet Owner, April 12, 2013
A recent survey by consulting firm Transport Capital Partners (TCP) found that percentage of carriers using brokered freight services doubled between August
2012 and February 2013, from 16% to 35%, although the majority of carriers (62%) report that they are using fewer brokers compared to six months ago...[More]
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Great West Fleet Exec panel to discuss highway, infrastructure funding
Commercial Carrier Journal, April 11, 2013
A three-person panel of experts at the Great West Fleet Executive Conference in Las Vegas in May will break down what ideas are being considered by states
and federal legislators to fund future highway and infrastructure projects...[More]
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States look at options to keep rest areas open
Land Line Magazine, April 9, 2013
Officials in multiple statehouses along the East Coast are looking for ways to address concerns about adequate funding to keep open rest areas...[More]
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NGVs and natural gas prices
Fleet Owner, April 11, 2013
Let’s posit for a moment that the a large slice of the trucking industry – in terms of heavy, medium, and light-duty commercial vehicles – decides to switch over to natural gas as its primary fuel source...[More]
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Are Your Driving Habits Feeding Your Fuel Bill?
Heavy Duty Trucking, April 11, 2013
Poor fuel mileage can be a make-or-break proposition for owner-operators, and a lot of whether you get 6 mpg or 8 mpg depends on your skills and habits as a driver...[More]
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NHTSA Cites Widespread Use of Electronic Devices by Drivers
Transport Topics, April 11, 2013
At any given daylight moment, about 660,000 drivers are using a cellphone or manipulating an electronic device, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...[More]
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Trucking’s ready for Panama Canal despite infrastructure issues, ATA rep says
Commercial Carrier Journal, April 10, 2013
The trucking industry and U.S. carriers are prepared to tackle the big freight increases projected to come with the Panama Canal expansion’s opening in 2015, said American Trucking Associations Vice Chairman Phil Byrd testifying to the Senate’s Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee...[More]
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“Predictive modeling” poised to be next phase of telematics
Fleet Owner, April 9, 2013
The increasing amounts of data being made available from a variety of truck components – such as the engine, transmission, braking system, etc. – and the improving ability to divine what all that information means will drive telematics development in the near future, according to telematics providers...[More]
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Texas High-Speed Toll Road Traffic Lower Than Expected
Transport Topics, April 9, 2013
The Texas toll road with the country’s fastest speed limit, 85 mph, has drawn half as many drivers as expected in its first few months, the San Antonio Express-News reported...[More]
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U.S., Canada implement new inspection pilot program
Commercial Carrier Journal, April 8, 2013
The United States and Canada have inked a deal to implement a pilot project in which truck cargo heading into the U.S. will be pre-inspected in Canada before crossing the border...[More]
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Dangerous Arizona winds shut down stretch of I-40
The Trucker, April 8, 2013
The state Department of Transportation has closed a 34-mile stretch of Interstate 40 near Winslow because of high winds...[More]
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Idaho adopts 129,000-pound truck weight limit
Commercial Carrier Journal, April 8, 2013
On July 1, Idaho will permanently adopt a pilot project allowing 129,000 pound trucks on some roads and will consider permitting these trucks on additional roadways...[More]
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FHWA Takes Next Step in Truck Size-Weight Limit Study
Heavy Duty Trucking, April 5, 2013
The Federal Highway Administration chose a Massachusetts engineering firm, CDM Smith and Associates, to help prepare its comprehensive study of truck size and weight limits...[More]
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U.S. economy adds only 88,00 jobs; for-hire trucking ranks drop by 6,900
The Trucker, April 5, 2013
U.S. employers added just 88,000 jobs in March, the fewest in nine months and a sharp retreat after a period of strong hiring...[More]
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Carriers give mixed feedback on fuel economy, maintenance costs of 2010 engines
Commercial Carrier Journal, April 4, 2013
A recent survey from acquisition firm Transport Capital Partners shows carriers have offered varying opinions on their experiences with engines equipped with 2010 emissions tech compared to those equipped with 2007 emissions technology, particularly relating to fuel economy and maintenance costs...[More]
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Drug, Alcohol Database Proposal Sent to White House for Review
Transport Topics, April 4, 2013
The White House has started to review a proposed regulation that would create a national database of every commercial driver who has failed a required drug or alcohol test or refused to take one — the final review before the proposal can be issued...[More]
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Idaho governor approves heavier truck bill — with a few caveats
The Trucker, April 4, 2013
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter recently signed legislation that would permit extra-heavy trucks on non-interstate roads in northern Idaho, prompting criticism from opponents who said roads will be damaged and lives endangered...[More]
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EOBRs gaining fleet penetration, survey shows
Overdrive, April 3, 2013
More and more fleets are using electronic logging devices in their trucks, say results from a survey from trucking acquisition firm Transport Capital Partners...[More]
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ATRI Surveying Carriers on Operational Costs
Transport Topics, April 2, 2013
The American Transportation Research Institute is surveying motor carriers on their operational costs...[More]
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