Category: Impact & Regulations

July 24, 2024

The unfortunate reality is that rail safety before and since last year’s noxious Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, hasn’t changed and Congress needs to step in and enact legislative changes, testified stakeholders on Tuesday during a rail […]

July 24, 2024

The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday voted 359-13 to approve the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024, which would improve myriad aspects of the U.S. water resources infrastructure. The WRDA now advances to the U.S. Senate for […]

July 24, 2024

Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg credited infrastructure spending in helping better absorb supply chain disruptions. Buttigieg presented keynote remarks and answered questions in a fireside chat with Trucking Dive Senior Reporter Colin Campbell during Industry Dive’s live event on […]

July 11, 2024

As container ships the size of city blocks cross the oceans to deliver cargo, their huge diesel engines emit large quantities of air pollutants that drive climate change and have human health impacts. It has been estimated that maritime shipping […]

July 2, 2024

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced last week more than $123 million has been awarded to 235 airports in 35 states and the District of Columbia for airfield, safety, and other improvement projects. This is the […]

July 1, 2024

A member of Congress is leading the charge to create more truck parking to ease a headache-inducing problem drivers face daily. U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., is being praised by the American Trucking Associations for being “instrumental” in including $200 […]

July 1, 2024

Retail diesel prices measured by the Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration average retail price now have moved higher for three consecutive weeks, but it doesn’t appear to be on the back of higher consumption. The weekly DOE/EIA diesel price, used […]

June 26, 2024

The length of White’s tenure as the FMCSA’s top official will likely be determined by the outcome of this year’s presidential election. But his promotion to acting FMCSA chief and deputy administrator at the trucking industry’s primary safety regulator reflects […]

June 25, 2024

The legal challenges come months after the EPA released its final emissions standards designed to reduce greenhouse gas impacts by phasing out traditional transportation fleets and encouraging the growth of battery-powered vehicles. The agency’s final rules, which became effective last […]

June 24, 2024

Through the Saving Lives with Connectivity: Accelerating V2X Deployment initiative, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will award nearly $60 million to recipients in Arizona, Texas, and Utah looking to advance deployments of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technologies. Meant to promote road safety, […]

June 11, 2024

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently issued new vehicle fuel economy standards that will increase economy by 2 percent annually for passenger cars for model years 2027-2031. Fuel economy will increase 2 percent annually for light trucks for model […]

June 10, 2024

MW-class marine engine combustion technology that uses ammonia—a future renewable energy source—as fuel will be applied on-site for the first time in Korea. A ship engine fueled by ammonia is expected to accelerate its competitiveness in the global market, which […]

June 10, 2024

Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) Civil and Natural Resource Engineering Professor Derek Warner, alongside his research partners, has developed a method for faster and cheaper fatigue testing for materials in cars, ships and planes with […]

June 5, 2024

On Monday, U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Emilia Sykes (D-OH) introduced legislation to lower tire costs by providing a tax credit for purchasing retreaded tires. The legislation, Retreaded Truck Tire Jobs, Supply Chain Security and Sustainability Act, would provide […]

May 28, 2024

A team from Graz University of Technology has analyzed the risk and damage potential of hydrogen vehicles in tunnels and derived recommendations. Their conclusion? Any damage would be extensive, but its occurrence is unlikely. They presented the findings at The […]

May 28, 2024

Its stock having declined nearly 91% since the end of July, Forward Air now has been hit with two more downgrades of its debt rating. Moody’s Ratings last week downgraded the ratings of ClueOpCo, a wholly owned subsidiary of Forward […]

May 21, 2024

On Friday, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced it had awarded $37 million in grant funding available to support regional public transportation. The funding will be used to invest in vehicles, fleet electrification and transit services, authorities said. Funding […]

May 20, 2024

A CDL training school that had centers in Tacoma and Kent, Washington, as well as a third site in Portland, Oregon, has ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy liquidation. Pacific NW Professional Driving School, doing business as Toro Trucking Academy, […]

May 17, 2024

On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and aviation infrastructure and safety programs for five years. HR 3935 was introduced in the House last year by U.S. Reps. Sam Graves (R-MO), […]

May 16, 2024

ESG (environmental, social and governance) considerations have gone from a ‘nice to have’ to a ‘must have’ in the maritime sector, spurred on by increasing regulation and the potential for ESG to be a commercial differentiator. While regulations specific to […]