UPDATED: 9/27/2011 4:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.), who chairs the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and three other congressmen have sent a letter to… Read More »Mica Letter Cites 'Concern' on Proposed Hours-of-Service Rule Changes
“Trailer Talk” blog by Tom Berg, Senior Editor Federal and state inspectors are not finding a lot of “roadability” problems with container chassis, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s chief safety officer, Jack… Read More »'Roadability' defects found in 17% of intermodal chassis inspected
UPDATED: 9/26/2011 4:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Rules in Favor of ATA’s Position Tweet Print This Port of Los Angeles A federal appeals court Monday rejected a plan by the Port… Read More »Appeals Court Rejects L.A. Port's Ban on Independent Truckers
The Indiana Department of Transportation said a full replacement will not be needed for the closed Sherman Minton Bridge over the Ohio River. INDOT said engineers have not yet determined what needs to be done… Read More »Indiana's Sherman Minton Bridge Will Not Need Total Replacement
UPDATED: 9/23/2011 10:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Was Executive With Company’s Logistics Unit Tweet Print This Con-way Inc. Con-way Inc. late Thursday named Greg Lehmkuhl president of Con-way Freight, its less-than-truckload… Read More »Greg Lehmkuhl Named President of Con-way Freight
Springfield, Mo.-based New Prime Inc., better known as Prime Inc., discriminated against female truck driver applicants when it required that they be trained by female trainers only, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in… Read More »Prime Sued for Sexual DIscrimination
UPDATED: 9/23/2011 10:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This President Obama, speaking before a bridge on the Ohio-Kentucky border that carries heavy truck traffic, made a pitch for infrastructure spending… Read More »Obama Touts Infrastructure Spending in Speech at Ohio-Kentucky Bridge
Maryland tolling officials approved a revised tolling plan this week after considering more than 4,000 comments received this summer; some truck tolls will double by July 2013. For instance, at the Fort McHenry Tunnel (I-95,… Read More »Some Maryland Tolls to Double for Trucks
UPDATED: 9/23/2011 5:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Move May Be Linked to Allowing Offshore Oil Drilling Tweet Print This John Mica (R-Fla.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, confirmed… Read More »House GOP Leaders May Allow Higher Transportation Spending
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/briefing-room.html FMCSA 30-11 Friday, September 23, 2011 Contact: Candice Tolliver Tel: 202-366-9999 or 202-306-4580 Transportation Secretary LaHood Kicks Off National… Read More »Transportation Secretary LaHood Kicks Off National Motorcoach Safety Summit
Hybrid truck sales are expected to pass 100,000 units annually by 2017, according to a report from Pike Research. “The truck market has experienced seismic changes in the last few years,” says senior analyst Dave… Read More »Hybrid Truck Sales Rising
UPDATED: 9/22/2011 11:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This GRAPEVINE, Texas — The cost differential between natural gas powered trucks and their diesel versions is fast dissolving and will soon… Read More »Pickens Says Natural Gas Trucks Will Soon Cost the Same as Diesel