Ergonomics Regs on Chopping Block
The U.S. Senate this week is expected to attempt to overturn the controversial ergonomics regulations
The U.S. Senate this week is expected to attempt to overturn the controversial ergonomics regulations
A personnel dispute within the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is spilling out into the open – although one side is firing from anonymous ambush
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected industry arguments, including those from trucking, that the federal government must consider cost and not just health benefits in setting national air pollution standards
The military and government are partly to blame for slow truck deliveries, Tom Boyle, president of Boyle Transportation, Billerica, Mass., recently told the Military Traffic Management Command
Tire pressure warnings will have to be displayed on the dashboards of all motor vehicles - and that includes heavy trucks - within three years. This requirement is hidden away in the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability and Documentation (TREAD) Act
The Military Traffic Management Command is reviewing its automation transportation systems to determine if they can be replaced with existing commercial software
Environmental Protection Agency officials recently told representatives of the heavy duty market that they’re trying to ensure information access to on-board-diagnostics parts and service informatio
A bill in the U.S. Senate would allow self-employed individuals to deduct 100% of health insurance costs starting in 2001 and would increase the business meal deduction to 80% for small businesses
The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed former New Jersey Gov. Christie Whitman as the new administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency yesterday.
New Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta has named John A. Flaherty as chief of staff at the U.S. Department of Transportation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to streamline hazardous waste reporting requirements by automating the manifest system
Julie Anna Cirillo has been confirmed as Assistant Administrator and Chief Safety Officer of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The appointment officially makes Cirillo the top career official in the agency
Fuel surcharges will be automatic for motor carriers doing business with the Military Traffic Management Command
After eight months of feeling like he had a target on his chest, Clyde Hart, until last Saturday acting head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, is confident when he says the hours of service proposal won't go away
Of all the tools of governance, the one that has the most impact on the quality of peoples' lives is transportation. That, said Norman Y. Mineta, is why he accepted President Bush’s invitation to serve as Secretary of Transportation
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