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NewsOctober 28, 2009

Oregon Modifies Chain Regulation

Under the Oregon Department of Transportation's recently modified chain regulation, tandem drive axle trucks are allowed to go without chains when signs are posted

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NewsOctober 27, 2009

Senate Committee Approves Ferro for FMCSA

The Senate Commerce Committee approved the nomination of Anne Ferro to be chief of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

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NewsOctober 27, 2009

Hours of Service Regulations Being Reviewed Again

The trucking industry's gearing up to go around one more time on hours of service regulations, following Tuesday's announcement from Public Citizen that the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration agreed to conduct a new rulemakin

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NewsOctober 27, 2009

DOT to Revisit Hours of Service Rules

The federal government has agreed to start a new round of rulemaking on hours of service regulations. Public Citizen today announced the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration agreed to revisit the rules to settle a lawsui

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NewsOctober 26, 2009

Diesel Climbs to Highest Level in Nearly a Year

Diesel prices continued their climb for the third consecutive week, gaining 9.6 cents to an average of $2.801, the highest since Nov. 17, 200

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NewsOctober 26, 2009

DOT Forms New Safety Council

The Department of Transportation has formed a new Safety Council in an effort to address critical transportation safety issues

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NewsOctober 22, 2009

ATA Rep Calls For Improvement in Border Infrastructure

In a testimony before a congressional panel, Stephen Russell, chairman and CEO of Celadon Group, said there needs to be an improvement to border infrastructure and procedures in order to up security and efficiency of freight transportation across borders

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NewsOctober 22, 2009

MEMA Supports Bill to Raise Loans For Small Businesses

The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association has voiced its support for a bill that would increase the ceiling on certain loans issued by the Small Business Administration to $5 millio

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NewsOctober 21, 2009

Talking Turkey on Cap-and-Trade

With the Senate starting work on its version of a cap-and-trade system to limit carbon emissions, opponents are gearing up for a fight. "This cap-and-trade is a turkey,

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NewsOctober 21, 2009

ARC to Build New Clean Diesel Production Plant

Advanced Refining Concepts, owners of the ClearRefining technology, a proprietary pollution-free process for liquefying natural gas and other biogases to produce the company's clean fuel products, is building a new production plant in Northern Nevada, the company's first commercial plan

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