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By Kevin Jones, American Trucker, August 06, 2015 Scott Darling, chief counsel for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, has been nominated by President Obama to be the next agency administrator. In announcing the nomination, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx cited Darling’s perform…Read More

By American Trucker staff, July 28, 2015 A new report released by American Trucking Assns. projects freight volumes will increase by nearly 29% over the next 11 years. “The outlook for all modes of freight transportation remains bright,” said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello in releasing U.S. Fr…Read More

By James Jaillet, CCJ News, July 28, 2015 The U.S. House on Monday offered its second short-term highway funding patch this month, and plans to pass the legislation Wednesday and then leave town for five weeks, forcing the Senate to forego its attempt to pass a long-term highway bill before Congress…Read More

By James Jaillet, CCJ News, July 15, 2015 The Senate’s committee on transportation and commerce is scheduled to take up Wednesday, July 15, an expansive transportation regulatory reform package that calls for the removal of CSA scores from public view, allows hair testing to satisfy driver drug te…Read More

By David Hollis, CCJ News, July 7, 2015 A national organization representing shippers is once again calling on Congress to approve larger, heavier trucks on U.S. highways. In a letter sent Monday, July 6, the Coalition for Transportation Productivity (CTP) ­­calls attention to a Department of Tran…Read More

By Kevin Jones, American Trucker, June 30, 2015 Nearly a year after being circulated within the Department of Transportation, DOT has published the results of an independent review that credits the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration with having talented and dedicated people, but “the curr…Read More

By The Trucker.com News Services, June 19, 2015 WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on June 19 proposed tougher mileage standards for medium and heavy-duty trucks, the latest move by President Barack Obama in his second-term drive to reduce pollution blamed for global warming. The Environmental …Read More

By Tom Berg, HDT Truckinginfo.com, June 09, 2015 Collision avoidance systems reduce accidents and save lives and injuries, and should be standard on all new passenger and commercial vehicles, the National Transportation Safety Board declared in a statement yesterday. In a Special Investigation Repor…Read More

By James Jaillet, CCJ News, May 12, 2015 The trucking industry brought in $700.4 billion in revenue in 2014, according to a report released this week by the American Trucking Associations. That’s the highest total revenue in history for the industry and the first time surpassing the $700 billion m…Read More