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By Kevin Jones, American Trucker, October 12, 2015 Nice try, but the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) report to Congress on federal truck size and weight limits could have come up with something other than that the data was insufficient to give lawmakers a substantial recommendation, says a n…Read More

By The Trucker News Services, October 6, 2015 ARLINGTON, Va. — According to a new analysis by the American Trucking Associations, the shortage of truck drivers has grown to nearly 48,000 and could expand further because of industry growth and a retiring workforce.   “The ability to find enough…Read More

By James Jaillet, CCJ News, September 30, 2015 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has concluded the data gathering portion of the Congressionally required study on 2013’s hours of service rule and has began the data analyzing phase, said the Truckload Carriers Association’s David He…Read More

By James Jaillet, CCJ News, September 30, 2015 Climbing driver pay and new truck orders more than offset lower fuel prices in 2014, according to the annual Operational Costs of Trucking report issued Sept. 28 by the American Transportation Research Institute. The average marginal cost-per-mile for c…Read More

By James Jaillet, CCJ News, September 21, 2015 The current stay of enforcement of the 2013-implemented rules governing truckers’ use of a 34-hour hours-of-service restart could be removed as soon as Sept. 30, 2015, according to the text of the law that temporarily suspended the rules. If the stay …Read More

By Kevin Jones, American Trucker, September 24, 2015 Recently introduced legislation to allow heavier trucks on federal interstate highways is facing opposition from influential trucking groups and highway safety advocates, each of which has written Congress to make point-by-point objections to a 91…Read More

By Truckinginfo.com, September 15, 2015 As the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration readies a long-awaited proposed rule that would use CSA data in making Safety Fitness Determinations for motor carriers, it's also preparing for "Phase III" of the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program. I…Read More

By James Jaillet, Overdrive Online, September 08, 2015 Both chambers of Congress resume work this week coming off of lawmakers’ annual August recess, and both have several major trucking regulatory reforms included in legislation that likely will see action before year’s end. Here are measures o…Read More

By The Trucker News Services, TheTrucker.com, September 09, 2015 WASHINGTON — The Department of Transportation now says there is enough money in the Highway Trust Fund to keep the Highway Account solvent through the third quarter of FY2016, which will end June 30, 2016, and to keep the Mass Transi…Read More

By Jeff Crissey, CCJ News, September 1, 2015 The 2015 Commercial Vehicle Outlook is in the books. The annual conference, hosted in Dallas by CCJ‘s parent company Randall-Reilly and the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association, hosted hundreds of fleet and supplier attendees as speakers and panelists d…Read More