19 Sep FMCSA Extends Public Comment Period on HOS Concerns The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended the period of comment for an advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding hours of service for drivers hauling property. Read more...
19 Sep Officers Issue 57,405 Citations, 87,907 Warnings During Operation Safe Driver Week Commercial motor vehicle enforcement officers patrolling U.S. and Canadian highways issued more than 57,000 citations and nearly 88,000 warnings for unsafe driving behaviors during 2018 Operation Safe Driver Week, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance reported Sept. 19. Read more...
19 Sep Huntsville Airport Receives $29 Million Grant Huntsville International Airport will receive a federal grant of more than $29 million for improvements, including construction of a new taxiway, according to an announcement Sept. 17 by Sen. Richard Shelby. Read more...
19 Sep ASCE Gives California's Kern County C on Infrastructure Kern County, California’s third largest by surface area, has earned an overall C on an infrastructure report card developed by the region’s American Society of Civil Engineers division. Read more...
19 Sep North Carolina Ports Reopen After Storm, but With Restrictions The ports of Wilmington and Morehead City in North Carolina have reopened with restrictions to marine traffic after Hurricane Florence swept through late last week, halting shipments of everything from fertilizer to textiles. Read more...
19 Sep Eastern Iowa Airport Gets $8.8 Million Grant for Cargo Facility Overhaul CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Eastern Iowa Airport has been awarded nearly $9 million in federal funds, which officials say will be used to relocate and expand the airport’s rapidly growing cargo operations. Read more...
19 Sep Large Ocean Vessels Create Challenges for Shippers LONG BEACH, Calif. — Ports throughout the United States are prepared to accept megaships carrying 18,000 TEUs or more, but while the larger vessels create efficiencies for maritime providers, they take more time to unload and can create bottlenecks for those at the port and the drivers hauling the loads. Read more...
19 Sep Audi Challenges Tesla in Electric SUV Market Audi introduced its first electric SUV on Sept. 17 in California, where its primary competition, Tesla, is based. Audi also has struck a deal with online retailer Amazon to provide equipment for recharging the new midsize SUV, according to a report by Reuters. Read more...
19 Sep North Carolina to Bring in Trucks, Supplies on Transport Ship to Flooded Wilmington RALEIGH, N.C. — The state is arranging for a large transport ship to ferry trucks and supplies into the Port of Wilmington to relieve shortages in the city caused by flooding. Read more...
19 Sep European Nations Plan to Use More Hydrogen for Energy Needs BERLIN — Dozens of European countries are backing a plan to increase the use of hydrogen as an alternative to fossil fuels to cut the continent’s carbon emissions. Read more...