Regulation: Page 3

  • A crash photo showing the wreckage of a 2014 crash between a pickup truck and a tractor-trailer. A fire truck is shown in the background and the wreckage was resting primarily in a grassy median. Debris was shown across the road.
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    Chamber of Commerce decries nuclear verdicts, Werner case

    Such cases leave carriers liable for upwards of $10 million, drive up insurance fees and increase consumer prices, the chamber wrote in a filing Tuesday.

    By • June 21, 2024
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    FMCSA approves 25% registration fee increase

    An annual fee for the smallest entities will rise to $46, and the largest entities’ rate will reach $44,836.

    By • June 17, 2024
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Trucking Dive

    These five stories detail the top trends and issues facing the trucking and transportation industry. 

    By Trucking Dive staff
  • A truck hauls a red Textainer shipping container on a blue chassis with Port of Virginia mudflaps on tree-lined Interstate 95 North in Maryland.
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    FMCSA extends Baltimore bridge collapse emergency waivers

    The second, and likely final, extension of ELD and hours of service rules ends June 22.

    By • June 13, 2024
  • A white tractor-trailer travels in the middle lane of a Texas highway ahead of two cars with green trees, blue skies and white clouds in the background.
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    FMCSA to hold in-person listening session on potential safety fitness test changes

    The agency will also hold additional virtual-only sessions and accept written comments on the subject.

    By • June 12, 2024
  • A safety driver monitors a self-driving Kodiak tractor-trailer navigate a turning ramp of a highway.
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    ‘A totally different world’: Autonomous trucks prepare to go driverless in Texas

    Trucking Dive rode in a heavy-duty AV and toured Aurora and Kodiak sites to experience the developing technology firsthand.

    By • June 11, 2024
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    How climate change is hitting highways

    Resilience is a key consideration for road builders amid a slew of new environmental conditions, said a Federal Highway Administration official at the recent 2024 NIBS conference in Washington, D.C.

    By Julie Strupp • June 10, 2024
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    Canada border agent strike averted, for now

    The union representing border agents called off job action until further notice as mediated talks will continue until Wednesday.

    By • June 7, 2024
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    FMCSA announces $479M in safety grants

    The funding to state agencies pays for law enforcement to conduct commercial vehicle inspections, investigations and audits.

    By • June 6, 2024
  • (From left to right) FMCSA head Robin Hutcheson, Executive Director Jack Van Steenburg, Chief Counsel Earl Adams Jr. and Director of External Affairs Kala Wright take questions at ATA MCE 2022.
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    Former FMCSA chief safety officer opens trucking consulting firm

    Jack Van Steenburg announced the establishment of CMV Consulting Experts on LinkedIn. 

    By • June 6, 2024
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    NY governor stops Manhattan congestion pricing plan ‘indefinitely’

    The plan to help fund the transit authority by charging drivers entering Manhattan’s central business district faced fierce opposition from a trucking group, labor unions, taxi drivers and commuters.

    By Dan Zukowski • June 6, 2024
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    Execs from Cummins and J&M Tank Lines join ATRI board

    Cummins’ Brett Merritt and J&M Tank Lines’ Harold Sumerford Jr. were appointed by Board Chairman Derek Leathers, Werner’s CEO.

    By • June 4, 2024
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    Delaware bill seeks to require safety operators aboard large AVs

    An updated proposal also would require a state transportation report be sent to legislators.

    By • June 3, 2024
  • American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear addresses attendees of the 2023 ATA Management Conference & Exhibition on Monday.
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    ATA extends CEO’s contract through 2029

    The trucking industry group’s board voted to add another three years to Chris Spear’s term as president.

    By • May 31, 2024
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    Lawmakers propose crash victim advocate role

    The federal DOT job would connect stakeholders with the transportation secretary.

    By • May 31, 2024
  • An AiLogistics-branded Nikola fuel cell electric truck without a trailer is parked on a lot in Las Vegas.
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    AiLogistics orders 100 Nikola fuel cell electric trucks

    The zero-emission vehicles are scheduled to be delivered to the California drayage provider next year.

    By • May 30, 2024
  • A truck travels along Interstate 80 on March 29, 2024 in Berkeley, California, in heavy traffic.
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    California State Assembly advances revived AV safety operator bill

    The proposal repeats a nearly identical version that Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected last September.

    By • May 29, 2024
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    FHWA promotes chief counsel to deputy administrator

    Kristin White, former COO of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America, was the agency’s top attorney for less than a year.

    By • May 28, 2024
  • A Swift Transportation tractor-trailer drives down a road next to the company's Lancaster, Texas, terminal.
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    Knight-Swift noncompete with ex-CEO highlights old framework ahead of rule change

    A severance deal temporarily prevents David Jackson from taking on industry and director positions.

    By • May 23, 2024
  • A row of trucks in different highway lanes face the direction of a camera amid traffic in Atlanta.
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    Carrier, OEM investors reject ESG proposals

    Votes at Paccar, Old Dominion Freight Line and Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings shot down changes to company policies and reporting.

    By • May 22, 2024
  • Trucks with semi trailers drive on a highway in California at twilight.
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    FMCSA chief counsel promoted to DOT deputy counsel

    Brian Stansbury's ascendance is the latest departure from the federal motor carrier safety regulator.

    By • May 20, 2024
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    Trucking groups raise concerns about marijuana rescheduling, testing

    The ATA requested explicit allowance for continued employer drug testing of drivers and other safety-sensitive workers.

    By • May 20, 2024
  • A Kodiak cab is connected to a Werner trailer.
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    Werner plans to double AV truck pilot partners

    The carrier is analyzing how the tech could complement its operations, SVP Chad Dittberner told Trucking Dive. 

    By • May 17, 2024
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    Old Dominion argues emissions proposal is ‘one-size-fits-all’

    The LTL carrier urged shareholders to vote against a measure to require greenhouse gas reduction goals.

    By • May 14, 2024
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    DOT asks for feedback on AI risks, opportunities

    The government said the deployment of AI tools and applications will impact virtually all aspects of transportation.

    By • May 6, 2024
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    Trucking expects equipment pre-buy ahead of EPA emissions rules

    Paccar and Ryder say stronger purchasing could begin in 2025.

    By • May 3, 2024