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DOE assigns Navistar a key role in developing aerodynamic trailers

Navistar was recently selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to participate in an alternative-vehicle technology project aimed at accelerating...

TSA extends rail
hazmat security rule

The effective date of one section in a final rule that addresses railroad hazardous materials security, including operations at certain fixed-sites, has been extended to April 1, 2009....

DHS extends deadline
for some plant reviews

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended the deadline for submission of the Security Vulnerability Assessment (SVA), or for an Alternative Security Program (ASP) in lieu of an SVA, for low-risk chemical facilities (Tier 4)....

FMCSA final rule addresses intermodal equipment

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a final rule requiring intermodal equipment providers to file vehicle identification reports, establish certain maintenance programs, retain documentation of the program, and respond to driver and carrier reports about mechanical defects....

EPA grants Cummins
maintenance variation

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted Cummins Power Generation Inc a new and limited variation in the emission-related scheduled maintenance interval for the exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve....

FMCSA rejects petition
to preempt CA meal, rest rule

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has rejected a petition for preemption of California laws and regulations requiring employers to provide employees with meal and rest breaks, according to information published in the Federal Register December 24. ...

FHWA clarifies
vest rule

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has clarified a rule that requires all workers, including cargo tank vehicle drivers, to wear a high visibility vest when standing in a "federal aid highway" right-of-way, according to NEON,, the New England Fuel Institute (NEFI) newsletter...

ATA criticizes
HOS challenge

A petition that asks the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to reconsider some of the details of the driver hour-of-service (HOS) rules is ill-advised and raises no new substantive safety issues, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) said in a news release December 19...

CARB mandates truck exhaust retrofit

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has adopted two regulations to require truck owners to install diesel exhaust filters on their rigs, with nearly all vehicles upgraded by 2014...

ATA: Study fails to consider
new truck emission reductions

A study of 31,135 trucking workers that indicated they showed an elevated risk of lung cancer with increasing years of work does not accurately portray today’s industry, Glen Kedzie, vice-president and environmental affairs counsel, American Trucking Associations, said in a letter to Bulk Transporter...

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