Journals By Industry - Road Transportation Regulation & Policy

Safety Scoring On behalf of the Transportation Loss Prevention and Security Association and the Alliance for Safe, Efficient and Competitive Truck Transportation - and also in reference to the article in the Jan....

LANSING, Mich. - Gov. Rick Snyder said it makes financial sense to start paying more to fix roads now rather than wait and face an even bigger annual repair bill in the future....

Four billion dollars over two years would be spent helping develop a national freight program that encompasses highway, marine and rail modes if Congress approves a reauthorization bill currently moving through the U.S....

WASHINGTON - Data are a new paradigm for scientific research, ana the information is used in new ways, from analyzing crash statistics to tracking the movement of vehicles and people through cellphones, said...

Alabama's law regulating the transportation of metal coils could cost the trucking industry more than $1.75 billion to bring current drivers into compliance, American Trucking Associations told federal regulators. The law, which took...

LAS VEGAS - Manufacturers of truck components and parts meeting here bristled at the Obama administration's regulatory policies, calling them onerous and difficult to comply with, while the president of American Trucking Associations...

A five-year transportation reauthorization bill that would provide around $250 billion for projects and safety programs is expected to be unveiled this week by Rep. John Mica (R-FIa.), chairman of the Transportation and...

Association The Truckload Carriers Association recently announced the top three company driver and owner-operator contenders in its 2011 driver of the year competition. Competing in the owneroperator contest will be Kirby Killgore of...

The plaintiffs in an hours-of-service lawsuit have asked a federal judge to drop their lawsuit but said they have not decided whether to issue a new legal challenge to the final hours rule,...

Isn't it always this way? The good news is, there's plenty of freight for the trucking industry to haul, and strong signs that growth will continue. The bad news is, highways are overcrowded...

WASHINGTON - Research sponsored by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration showed no statistically significant difference in dangerous driving between the 10th and llth hours of a truck driver's shift, an agency analyst...

Trucking industry officials and employment experts said fleets can maximize the contributions from an aging workforce through specialized training and altering certain job tasks and hours. Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics...

WASHINGTON - The only real solution to the nation's transportation funding crisis is to reshape the federal governments role from key decision-maker to one that uses its limited funds to spark innovation among...

WASHINGTON - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will move forward in 2012 with regulations concerning medical examiners, a drug and alcohol clearinghouse for drivers and electronic onboard recorders, as weE as changes...

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently travelled his 2012-13 Executive Budget and Reform Plan. The Governor's $132.5 billion budget and reform plan builds on the spending reform initiatives adopted last year. The budget increases...

Trucking companies lose almost $4 billion a year in productivity when drivers have to wait out loading delays, according to the U.S. Transportation Department, and a congressman and federal advisory board want a...

DES MOINES, Iowa - A bipartisan group of key lawmakers predicts the Legislature will approve a measure this year that eventually will increase Iowa's fuel tax. "All of us have come together and...

Trucking industry adoption of onboard anti-collision systems appears to be gaining steam after years of resistance, according to industry officials. The latest evidence of interest in such safety systems came last week, when...

For an extended listing of upcoming industry events, visit www . ttnews. com/events. Calendar Jan. 21-25 - California Trucking Association, Annual Management Conference, La Quinta Resort & Club, La Quinta, Calif. (icww.caltrwc.org/AMC) Jan....