FMCSA’s Final Rule Prohibits Coercion
November 27, 2015 FMCSA’s Final Rule Prohibits Coercion, Protects Commercial Truck and Bus Drivers From Being Forced to Violate Safety Regulations WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced the publication in the Federal Register of a Final Rule to help further safeguard commercial truck and bus drivers […]
CVSA tweeted: More than 10,000 soldiers/veterans issued CDLs since 2011 USDOT program to recognize soldiers’ driving experience.
CVSA @CVSA More than 10,000 soldiers/veterans issued CDLs since 2011 USDOT program to recognize soldiers’ driving experience. army.mil/article/158813… View on Twitter
ATA Continues to Lead the Effort to Include Denham FAAAA Amendment in Conferenced Highway Bill
On Thursday, the attached updated American Trucking Asssociations-led coalition letter was communicated to House and Senate Conferees in support of the final reconciled highway bill retaining Section 1446 of the House-passed “Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act. This section relates to Denham (R-CA) amendment that was included in the House-passed highway bill, that clarifies the […]
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 […]
ADOT Update – Paving work scheduled on westbound I-10 remainder of the week
Motorists traveling westbound on Interstate 10 east of Tucson will encounter travel restrictions the remainder of this week while the Arizona Department of Transportation continues paving operations. Westbound I-10 will be reduced to one lane west of the Mescal Road/J-Six Ranch traffic interchange (Exit 297) daily from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 18) […]
Yuma transportation issues in focus at forum
State legislators attending a transportation forum in Yuma Friday said area residents need to be part of the solution for coming up with the funding to fix and build roads and other transportation infrastructure, by making a solid case for spending state dollars, if not coming up with the money on their own. “If you’re […]
US 60 east of Superior to close briefly for blasting operations Nov. 17 and 19
Passing-lane project continues with four 90-minute closures next week; ADOT urges motorists to plan ahead or allow extra travel time Motorists traveling along US 60 between Phoenix and Globe next week need to plan ahead or allow extra time as the Arizona Department of Transportation continues blasting work as part of an improvement project to […]
UPDATE: Paving operations on I-10 east of Tucson temporarily cancelled
The Arizona Department of Transportation has cancelled paving operations on Interstate 10 between Tucson and Benson for the remainder of this week. Associated work that had been scheduled on eastbound I-10 near Marsh Station Road this afternoon will be done overnight, starting at 8 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 11) and continuing until 2 a.m. Thursday (Nov. […]