5/31/2012 1:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) has asked Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to create a multimodal freight initiative within the Department of Transportation. “This… Read More »Senator Asks DOT to Create Freight Initiative
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 49 CFR Part 395 [Docket No. FMCSA-2012-0183] Hours of Service of Drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles; Regulatory Guidance for Oil Field Exception AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety… Read More »FMCSA Requests Public Comment on a Revision of its Regulatory Guidance to Clarify the Applicability of the "Oilfield Operations" Exceptions to the Hours of Service Regulations.
by Tom Berg, Senior Editor Natural gas! Almost everything’s natural gas! That was my impression while walking through the displays at the Alternative Clean Transportation Expo in early May at the Long Beach Convention Center.… Read More »Does natural gas make sense as a truck fuel? Why not use it to make stuff that's easier to handle?
5/30/2012 1:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Tom Biery/Trans Pixs A strike at Canadian Pacific Railway will continue at least until Friday, due to passage by Canada’s opposition Liberal… Read More »CP Railroad Strike Likely to Continue Through Friday
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced a 60-day extension of the time that motor carriers have to comment on proposed improvements to the agency’s proposed Safety Measurement System. The comment… Read More »FMCSA Extends Time for Comments on Proposed Safety Measurement System
5/29/2012 4:30:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended the comment period on its planned changes to the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program by… Read More »FMCSA Extends CSA Comment Period Through July 30
5/25/2012 8:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This UPS Inc. said it is establishing additional early morning delivery times for air and ground shipments in 2,600 ZIP codes as part… Read More »UPS Adds Early Deliveries for 2,600 U.S. ZIP Codes
5/25/2012 10:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Consumer confidence rose in May to the highest level in nearly five years, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment… Read More »Consumer Confidence Reaches Highest Since 2007
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/briefing-room.html DOT 61-12 Friday, May 25, 2012 Contact: Shashunga Clayton Tel.: (202) 366-9999 FMCSA Extends Time for Comments on Proposed… Read More »FMCSA Extends Time for Comments on Proposed Safety Measurement System Improvements
British beverage distributor Tradeteam placed its second order for 60 Don-Bur aerodynamic Teardrop trailers. Trailer Talk blog by Tom Berg, Senior Editor Streamlined “teardrop” trailers are saving enough fuel money for Tradeteam, a British beverage… Read More »'Teardrop' trailers save 2%-5% for British beverage distributor, but shape's not new
5/25/2012 10:45:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it will not require drivers who transport storage container tanks that are empty or contain… Read More »FMCSA Eases Empty Tank Endorsement Rule
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/briefing-room.html FMCSA 13-12 Friday, May 25, 2012 Contact: Shashunga Clayton Tel.: (202) 366-9999 U.S. Department of Transportation Orders Demco Express… Read More »U.S. Department of Transportation Orders
Demco Express to Shut Down