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Bipartisan Railway Safety Act reintroduced in the Senate
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (342+ words) Washington " A bipartisan group of eight Senators has again reintroduced legislation focused on strengthening safety related to trains carrying hazardous materials. Introduced on Feb. 24 " three weeks after the third anniversary of the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, OH " the Railway…...
A ‘commonsense approach to enhance safety’: Pennsylvania adds truck parking spaces
1+ week, 6+ day ago (216+ words) Harrisburg, PA " The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has opened 339 new truck parking spaces at 24 locations throughout the state. PennDot Secretary Mike Carroll described the lack of available truck parking as a "nationwide issue" in an October press release announcing plans…...
Industry group lauds ‘pro-trucking’ conditions as funding bill signed into law
3+ week, 3+ day ago (242+ words) Washington " The American Trucking Associations is commending multiple industry safety provisions that are part of a House appropriations bill recently signed into law, including $200 million in federal funding for truck parking. In a press release, ATA calls the measure within…...
Bill aimed at easing HOS requirements for ag and livestock haulers
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (187+ words) Sponsored by Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE), the Haulers of Agriculture and Livestock Safety (HAULS) Act (S. 3552) would: In a press release, Fischer claims the legislation clears "burdensome regulations" to ensure "ag products reach consumers in a safe and timely manner." National…...
‘Self-certification has to go,’ FMCSA leader says
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (467+ words) Jacksonville, FL " Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration head Derek Barrs vowed that the agency "will do away with anything that has to do with self-certification" amid related challenges to "major" FMCSA initiatives. Addressing the Transportation Club of Jacksonville on Dec....
Executive Order requires truck drivers to speak and read English
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (547+ words) Washington " Proficiency in speaking and reading English "should be a nonnegotiable safety requirement" for commercial truck drivers in the United States, according to an Executive Order recently issued by President Donald Trump. As part of the order, Transportation Secretary Sean…...