ATRI Releases Annual List Of Top Truck Freight Congestion Locations
The American Transportation Research Institute has released its annual truck bottleneck report, The 2015 Congestion Impact Analysis of Freight-Significant Highway Locations. Assessing the level of truck-oriented congestion at 250 locations on the national highway system using customized software, analysis methods, and terabytes of data from trucking, the report details the top 100 congested locations. “With […]
ATRI Releases Top Industry Issues
The American Transportation Research Institute has come out with its list of the top ten issues for the trucking industry in 2015. This is the eleventh year ATRI has compiled such a list, which it derives from a survey of hundreds of motor carriers throughout the U.S. To us, the items on this year’s list […]
Senate Votes to Delay Twin 33s Approval in Transportation Funding Bill
Transport Topics The Senate on Nov. 18 easily agreed to delay approval of twin 33-foot trailers nationwide, a key provision in a fiscal 2016 transportation funding bill. By a voice vote, the chamber adopted an amendment to the funding bill, offered by Mississippi Republican Roger Wicker, that would allow the secretary of transportation to sign […]
USDA to Raise Inspection Fees 187% on Imports From Canada
By Eric Miller, Staff Reporter, Transport Topics The U.S. Department of Agriculture last week issued a final rule designed to recoup costs associated with animal and plant inspections by raising fees for all truck-borne imports by 187%. The final rule, effective Dec. 28, sets the fee for using truck transponders at $301.67, up from the […]
House Passes MAP-21 Extension plus Budget and STRR Act Update
By the American Highway Users Alliance Early this afternoon, the House passed an extension of MAP-21 (HR 3819) until November 20th by voice vote. The extension will now head to the Senate where EPW Ranking Member Barbara Boxer (D-CA) may seek to modify it to exclude a rider that extends the positive train control (PTC) […]
House Committee Passes Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill
On Thursday, October 22, 2015, the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee “marked up” and passed its Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act (i.e., the STRR Act). During the markup, the Committee either addressed or considered more than 150 filed amendments. Click here to view a short ATA summary of significant provisions in the bill. Next […]
Truckload Carriers Association Urges Congress to Say No to Longer Trucks
(Alexandria, Virginia) On the eve of a key vote, the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) is urging members of Congress to oppose legislation that would force motorists to share the roads with 91-foot-long trucks, saying bigger trucks harm many trucking companies and their drivers. In a letter, TCA’s Chairman, Keith Tuttle and TCA’s Highway Policy Committee […]
American Trucking Associations: New Poll Shows Public Supports Federal Infrastructure Investment
Majority of Americans Believe a Tax Increase is Necessary to Repair Roads Philadelphia – A new national poll released today found strong support for federal investment in highway infrastructure. The poll, the second commissioned by American Trucking Associations, was conducted by Public Opinion Strategies between August 30 and September 1, surveyed 800 registered voters on […]
Audit says ADOT faces budget shortfall of $62.7 billion and needs solutions
by Curtis Spicer, Cronkite News Service Motorists may need to pay more at the pump, on the roads or at the cash register to meet the funding needs of the Arizona Department of Transportation through 2035, according to a recent state audit. The Office of the Auditor General released an audit on Monday that projects […]
CVSA’s Update on Relevant U.S. Regulations:
DOT Issues Update on Significant Rulemakings On September 15, 2015, the Department of Transportation (DOT) published its monthly Report on DOT Significant Rulemakings. The report included the following updates: Safety Fitness Determination Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) – publication is still scheduled for September 30, 2015. CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Final Rule – publication […]