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Per Trump order, FMCSA delays new driver training rule

Prompted by a Jan. 20 order issued by President Trump, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will publish a notice Feb. 1 officially delaying the effective date of a new rule establishing national truck driver training standards.

January 31, 2017

A recently published FMCSA rule setting training requirements for entry-level truck drivers has been slightly delayed, in accordance with a recent order issued by President Trump.

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Interstate funding and rest areas: Public, meet Private

Let’s hope that however Trump, Chao and Congress choose to build out our infrastructure, it doesn’t financially punish the industry that already pays more than its share to support roads and bridges.

January 31, 2017

Improvements to the interstate highway system, including additional services at rest stops, will likely entail the public and private sectors working more closely together.

Trump calls on agencies to remove two regulations for every new one

President Trump in his second full week in office continues his crusade against new and existing federal regulations. Trump signed an executive order Monday directing federal agencies to eliminate two “prior regulations” for “every new regulation issued.”

January 30, 2017

POLL: Should the United States in fact follow through on Trump’s ‘build the wall’ campaign message?

Though a reported 700 miles of barrier exists on the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexican border today, with Donald Trump hammering away at his campaign pledge to build a barrier and get Mexico to pay for it, what’s your view of the idea?

January 26, 2017

Trump’s regulatory freeze could delay FMCSA driver training rule published in December

A January 20 order issued by President Trump to federal agencies directing them to halt publication of new and pending regulations could affect a freshly published rule setting training standards for new truck drivers.

January 25, 2017

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Chao approved by Senate committee to run DOT, nomination moves to full Senate

Her nomination now moves to the full Senate. For Chao to be confirmed to run the DOT and serve in Trump’s Cabinet, a majority vote is needed in the Senate. Chao’s confirmation is expected to see little opposition.

January 24, 2017

Elaine Chao testifying before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Jan. 11.

Unclear how Trump’s freeze on regs, Obamacare relaxer will impact trucking

An FMCSA spokesperson said the impact of Trump’s memo on pending regulations is “being assessed.” But regulations already made law, like the electronic logging device, are likely to be untouched.

January 23, 2017

GOP dominance could derail efforts to reform driver pay

Trucking industry lobbyists hope to leverage fresh Republican control in Washington, D.C., to pass the so-called Denham Amendment, which would prevent enforcement of state-level laws dictating truck drivers’ time and pay. Opponents say the measure would slam the door on driver pay reform efforts.

January 16, 2017

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Elaine Chao, Trump’s pick to lead DOT, names broad top priorities ahead of Jan. 11 Senate hearing

Elaine Chao, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the U.S. Department of Transportation, will appear before a Senate committee next week as part of the nomination and confirmation process for Trump’s incoming administration.

January 5, 2017

Elaine Chao headed the Department of Labor between 2001 and 2009. She’s been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to run the DOT during his presidency.

Trump selects Washington insider Elaine Chao to run DOT

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Elaine Chao to be his Secretary of Transportation, the head of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Chao served as President George W. Bush’s Secretary of Labor for the entirety of Bush’s presidency. She’s also the wife of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

November 29, 2016

Chao, left, served eight years in President George W. Bush’s Cabinet. Her experience as Labor Secretary has been applauded by industry lobbyists.

Hot button: The role of ‘white-identity’ politics in Trump’s election?

With the so-called ‘alt-right’ and its partial message of ‘white-identity / -grievance’ politics receiving plenty of mainstream media coverage in the wake of Trump’s election, what’s your view on the role such politics played in the election?

November 29, 2016

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Regs outlook: Change is in the air

Between hope and a hard place: The potential import for owner-operators of a new federal administration as regards ELDs, speed limiters, CARB’s pursuit of an Ultra-Low NOx emissions standard and more, from Western States Trucking Association rep and former O/O Joe Rajkovacz at NASTC’s annual meeting.

November 22, 2016

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