OOIDA petition for HOS reform spurs FMCSA to consider rule changes

With the focus firmly placed on hours of service following the implementation of mandatory electronic logging devices and a grassroots effort for reform led by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is poised to roll up its sleeves and go back to work on the HOS regs. The agency announced an upcoming advance notice of proposed rulemaking that will consider changes to four...

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AAR applauds the House approval of the STB Reauthorization legislation

  The Association of American Railroads (AAR) welcomed the passage of the Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015 (S. 808) by the U.S. House of Representatives on December 10.  “In reauthorizing the Surface Transportation Board for the first time since the agency was created, Congress has clearly stated the critical need for railroads to be able to earn the revenues to build, maintain, and further...

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