American Trucking Associations

Industry study pegs electric truck grid buildout at $1 trillion

WASHINGTON — Companies representing all segments of the trucking industry are warning of a staggering $1 trillion price tag that they claim sets up a roadblock to the Biden administration’s push to decarbonize the industry.

A study released on Tuesday commissioned by the Clean Freight Coalition (CFC), whose members include the American Trucking Associations, LTL carriers, truck dealers and truck stop operators, concluded that commercial trucking would have to invest more than $620 billion in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/industry-study-pegs-electric-truck-grid-buildout-at-1-trillion

FMC upholds ruling upending current chassis pool system

Long-standing practices for feeding chassis into intermodal markets have been dealt another blow in legal proceedings before the Federal Maritime Commission.

In a 4-1 vote Tuesday, the FMC upheld an administrative law judge’s (ALJ) ruling from just over a year ago that the current system of major oceangoing carriers designating exclusive chassis providers for port-to-port moves, also known as merchant hauling, violates federal law. 

The case was brought in 2020 by the Intermodal Motor Carriers...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmc-upholds-ruling-upending-current-chassis-pool-system

Petitions for meal, rest break waivers dispute parking shortage claims

WASHINGTON — Claims that giving truck drivers more time for meals and rest will worsen parking shortages in California and Washington are baseless, according to two groups seeking federal preemption waivers.

The Teamsters and the Truck Safety Coalition (TSC) have petitioned the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for the waivers in response to FMCSA’s notice published in August announcing it would consider rolling back its 2018 and 2020 decisions finding that meal and rest break rules in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/petitions-for-meal-rest-break-waivers-dispute-parking-shortage-claims

Truckers push FMCSA to make brokers pay for detention time

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WASHINGTON — If drivers have to be federally regulated by hours-of-service rules, brokers should be...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-make-brokers-pay-for-detention-time

NLRB joint-employer rule triggers fears of higher trucking costs

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WASHINGTON — A change in how the National Labor Relations Board determines whether a company is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nlrb-joint-employer-rule-triggers-fears-of-higher-trucking-costs

Crash victims allege DOT violations related to underride guard report

WASHINGTON — Truck safety advocates want the Biden administration to investigate whether regulators violated ethics rules and federal law in conducting cost-benefit assessments of crash protection equipment for truck trailers.

In a letter sent Thursday to U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General Eric Soskin requesting the investigation, the Truck Safety Coalition, along with a group of truck crash victim advocates and victim family members, alleged potential misconduct by DOT...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/crash-victims-allege-dot-violations-related-to-underride-guard-report

FMCSA will consider rollbacks to truck driver rest-break rules

WASHINGTON — Regulators will consider rolling back federal preemption decisions on truck driver work rules by issuing waivers to those who can show that stricter state rules in California and Washington are more safe.

In a notice published Friday, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it will consider waiver requests of its Dec. 21, 2018, ruling affirming that California Meal and Rest Break (MRB) rules — and a similar Nov. 17, 2020, ruling regarding Washington state MRB rules —...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsa-will-consider-rollbacks-to-truck-driver-rest-break-rules

FMCSA cites safety record in granting CRST’s CDL exemption

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WASHINGTON — Lack of evidence that a CDL exemption has led to safety downgrades prompted federal...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsa-cites-safety-record-in-granting-crsts-cdl-exemption

NHTSA pressured to overhaul rulemaking on side underride guards

WASHINGTON — A proposed regulation requiring that new truck trailers come equipped with side guards to prevent deadly crashes is taking more heat from safety groups and the trucking industry for using flawed analysis and being too costly to implement.

Initial sentiment on the issue from the National Transportation Safety Board and insurance groups argued that the Biden administration is severely underestimating the benefits and overestimating the costs of such a mandate, as estimated by the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nhtsa-pressured-to-overhaul-rulemaking-on-side-underride-guards

CARB and engine manufacturers compromise on emissions timing

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After months of acrimony between the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the Engine...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/carb-and-engine-manufacturers-compromise-on-emissions-timing

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