Highway bill goes to Obama after passage by House, Senate
In a last-minute scramble, the US House of Representatives and US Senate passed a transportation bill that includes more than $100 billion in funding for highway projects over two years and adopted several critical initiatives sought by tank truck carriers, and the trucking industry at large... Customer satisfaction drops for Class 8 trucks with latest EPA emission-standard-compliant engines
The introduction of engines that meet revised Environmental Protection Agency regulations is once again taking a toll on heavy-duty truck quality and customer satisfaction, as customers are reporting more problems with the engines, according to the latest J D Power and Associates 2012 US Heavy-Duty Truck Customer Satisfaction Study... ATA White Paper Urges FMCSA to Preserve CSA’s Original Goal
In a new white paper, American Trucking Associations urged the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to remain committed to the goal of its Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program: to reduce commercial motor vehicle crashes, injuries and fatalities... OSHA, NIOSH issue hazard alert focusing on silica exposure risk for workers handling frack sand
The US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health have issued a hazard alert on ensuring that employers in hydraulic fracturing operations take appropriate steps to protect workers from silica exposure... TCP survey finds that CSA continues to be a concern for both carriers and shippers
Results from Transport Capital Partners’ (TCP) Second Quarter 2012 Business Expectations show that not only are carriers concerned about the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s CSA regulations, but they have also found some of their shippers to be concerned about CSA scores as well... FMCSA issues guidance on oilfield HOS duty status
In response to confusion and misinterpretation, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently issued a notice of regulatory guidance on oilfield exceptions to the hours of service rules. The guidance was published in the June 5 Federal Register... FMCSA changes requirements for container chassis inspection reports
Drayage drivers no longer have to submit inspection reports if no defects or maintenance issues are found on a container chassis... Overall logistics rise 6.6% in 2011, account for 8.5% of GDP
The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) released its 23rd Annual "State of Logistics Report," presented by Penske Logistics. The report reveals that total US business logistics costs in 2011 rose to $1.28 trillion, a 6.6% increase from the previous year and accounting for 8.5% of the US gross domestic product ... Truckload driver turnover pushes higher in first quarter
After a one quarter reprieve, the annualized turnover rate for large truckload fleets rose slightly in the first quarter of 2012 while small truckload fleets saw a tremendous surge in turnover, according to American Trucking Associations’ Chief Economist Bob Costello... CVSA’s Roadcheck 2012 now underway across North America
Highway safety enforcement officials are in the midst of the annual 72-hour enforcement blitz called Roadcheck 2012. Organized by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), the campaign runs from June 5-7...
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