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NewsJune 2, 2005

TRALA Amendment Exempts Lessors for Idling Violations in Illinois

The Truck Rental and Leasing Assn., or TRALA, has sponsored an amendment to exempt truck lessors from liability for diesel engine idling violations committed by customer

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NewsMay 31, 2005

Highway Funding Extended for the Seventh Time as New Bill Inches Forward

Last week, the House and the Senate authorized a 30-day extension of the existing Federal Highway bill that was scheduled to expire earlier this week

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NewsMay 31, 2005

Insurance Company Takes Sides in the Hazmat Rules Debate

Aon Corp. a provider of risk management and insurance services has jumped into the public debate on the value of new federal rules that require hazmat drivers to be fingerprinte

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NewsMay 25, 2005

MEMA Praises House for Anti-Counterfeiting Bill, Looks to Senate

MEMA, the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Assn., in a news release this week praised the U.S. House of Representatives for its unanimous passage of H.R. 3

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NewsMay 20, 2005

ATA Takes a Stand Against Boutique Fuels, For a Diesel Fuel Standard

The American Trucking Associations has asked the U.S. Department of Energy to consider creating a single national diesel fuel standar

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NewsMay 18, 2005

Highway Bill Moves Closer to Final Passage, Possible Bush Veto

The American Trucking Associations said in a BlastFax to members yesterday that the U.S. Senate has passed a $295 billion highway bill, by a vote of 89 to 1

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NewsMay 15, 2005

U.S. Senate Wrangles With Highway Bill That Now Includes Anti-Toll Language

According to the American Trucking Associations and a number of news services, the U.S. Senate is moving toward approval of a $295 billion highway bil

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NewsMay 11, 2005

ATA Urges Action on Broker Bonds

The American Trucking Associations, Alexandria, Va., has sent a letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration urging it to publish an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemakin

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NewsApril 17, 2005

AEM Cites Deferred Capital Investment; Calls For Senate Action On Highway Funding Bill

The Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) on Friday issued a resolution calling on the U.S. Senate to pass the TEA-21 transportation funding legislation before the next expiration date of May 31, 2005

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NewsApril 14, 2005

Amtrak Reform Legislation Introduced

The Bush Administration has introduced legislation to reform Amtrak, according to the U.S. Deparment of Transportation (DOT) web site.

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