Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Senate clears bill that could initiate hours of service reform
The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed a transportation funding bill Thursday, May 19, that could change hours of service rules for truck operators, should the House also pass the bill and the president sign it. The bill’s hours of service-related provisions would tie the future of hours of service rules... Read more
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
House Panel Keeps Trucking-Related Provisions in Transportation Bill
A Democratic push to undo trucking-related provisions from a fiscal 2017 transportation funding bill was soundly rejected during a House Appropriations Committee hearing on May 24. The amendment by Rep. David Price (D-N.C.) was rejected on a party-line vote. Nineteen Democrats backed the amendment with... Read more