The5-year, $305 billion transportation funding bill that cleared Congress this week heads to President Obama’s desk for final approval. Senators passed the1,300-page Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act by an 83-16 vote; the House passed it by a 350-65 vote. The bill removes carrier rankings from public view in the Compliance, Safety and Accountability program…
The federal government enacted a new coercion rule protecting truck drivers from being coerced into violating federal safety regulations. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration entered the “Prohibiting Coercion of Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers” rule into the Federal Register Nov. 30. Its effective date is Jan. 29, 2016. Following complaints by truck drivers, the rule…
The National Highway System oversees more than 160,000 miles. That’s equal to circling the globe nearly seven times. All total – including local and state – the United States has nearly 4 million miles of roads; that comes to 160 trips around the earth’s equator. To break down the math even further, it would take…
The Senate and the House voted last week to keep the Highway Trust Fund rolling until Nov. 20. President Obama signed the legislation late last week, which ensures states continue to receive federal reimbursements for highway and mass transit projects, according to news sources. iGlobal LLC monitors news and trends concerning the trucking and transportation…
