The rebuilding of the Interstate 85 bridge in Atlanta that collapsed last month may serve as an exemplar for how to expedite federal and state permitting rules, argued House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.).
April 10, 2017Business
Shippers, Carriers Race to Prepare for April Start of Federal Food Safety Modernization Regulation
With the April compliance date for the federal government’s new food transportation safety rule fast approaching, regulators are preparing to clamp down on bad actors in the food supply chain.
January 9, 2017Government
DOT Sued for 21-Year Driver-Training Regulation Delay
Two public interest groups and the Teamsters Union have filed suit against the Department of Transportation, claiming it has dragged its feet in creating entry-level driver training requirements for commercial motor vehicle operators.
September 19, 2014Government
Former FMCSA Chief Tells Trucking to Expect More Regulations
LAS VEGAS — The freight hauling industry will be busy finding ways to comply with 27 new congressionally mandated regulations expected over the next two years, according to Annette Sandberg, former head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
April 16, 2013Business
Underwriters at NAFC Say They Struggle to Decipher CSA’s Insurance Implications
TAMPA, Fla. — Insurance underwriters for trucking are concerned about the federal Compliance, Safety, Accountability program but are not sure about how to deal with it, an insurance agent told trucking executives meeting here.
June 18, 2012Business
Industry Pressing for CSA Changes, Former FMCSA Administrator Says
SAN DIEGO — Compliance, Safety, Accountability is “here to stay,” but it’s likely that changes are ahead for the program as industry pressure continues to mount, a former administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said.
June 18, 2012Business
ATA Demands Release of Years-Old Study on Weighting of Violations in CSA Scores
In its second request in a week for closely held federal research, American Trucking Associations is asking federal regulators to publicly release a five-year-old study that contains data explaining how regulators weight violations that it used to compute Compliance, Safety, Accountability program safety scores for drivers and carriers.
June 18, 2012Business
Court Voids Interim Engine Rule That Allows Navistar’s Sales
A federal appeals court overturned a stopgap Environmental Protection Agency regulation that allowed Navistar Inc. to pay fines to sell heavy-duty diesel engines that do not meet 2010 emissions standards.
June 18, 2012Business
Court Rejects Shortcut Rule That Helped Navistar
A federal court threw out a regulation Tuesday that allowed Navistar International Corp. to sell engines that do not comply with emissions regulations, saying the Environmental Protection Agency was not justified in skipping its normal rulemaking process.
June 12, 2012Business
ATA Calls on FMCSA to Release Study Used for CSA Scoring
American Trucking Associations on Tuesday asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to release a study that was used to develop the scoring system for its Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.
June 12, 2012