Vehicle miles tax needs to be studied before implemented, GAO says
This week, the Government Accountability Office recommended creating a pilot program to research mileage fees targeted at creating new revenue for the Highway Trust Fund, echoing recently introduced House legislation that would establish such a ...
Congress eyes replacing excise tax with diesel tax
U.S. House members are again considering replacing the 12 percent tax on new truck and trailer purchases with a diesel tax increase of 6.4 cents per gallon. Reps. Jim Gerlach (R-Penn.) introduced the Heavy Truck Tax ...
House GOP seeks to pass transportation bill by Dec. 31
U.S. House Republicans are proposing to pass a five-year transportation authorization bill by Dec. 31 that would be paid for in part by expanding domestic energy production through offshore oil drilling on the Outer Continental ...
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New regs will increase truck cost The first-ever regulation for truck fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions is expected to cut diesel use by 4 gallons per 100 miles traveled by the time 2018 models are ...
Federal fuel taxes to expire
Federal taxes on diesel fuel, truck tires, heavy equipment and heavy-vehicle road use are set to expire Sept. 30 unless Congress acts on a transportation bill before hand. The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: ...
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Report: Driver data could go public A report to Congress says the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration wants authority to release driver safety data. Doing so would, in effect, reverse FMCSA’s earlier stance that drivers would ...
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Cross-border plan detailed The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed cross-border trucking project with Mexico will require fewer participants and will equip Mexican trucks with electronic on-board recorders, paid for by the United States. FMCSA will respond ...
Groups oppose diverting highway funds
As Congress prepares its next long-term transportation funding bill, trucking groups have testified before a House subcommittee against using fuel taxes to fund non-highway projects. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and the American Trucking Associations were ...
CSA'S DATA TRAIL
Crashes and interventions: Crackdown!
FMCSA is putting extra muscle into shutting down truck and bus fleets. Often lacking robust back-office resources to deal with interventions, small carriers can be considered most vulnerable.
What this year’s MCSAP awards say about national enforcement priorities
Bypass systems reduce inspection likelihood
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