Nearly 2,000 Brokers Lose Operating Licenses Following Warning Notice On Higher Surety Bond Limits – DC Velocity

by Administrator | Dec 10, 2013 | Transportation, Transportation Laws

Article from DC Velocity: Nearly 2,000 brokers lose operating licenses following warning notice on higher surety bond limits – DC Velocity. By: Mark B. Solomon “Nearly 2,000 property brokers have lost their operating authority this week after failing to comply...

Graves Says ATA, Trucking Continuing to Thrive Despite Change and Challenges

by Administrator | Oct 29, 2013 | Transportation, Transportation Costs, Transportation Laws

ARTICLE from American Trucking Associations (ATA) Original article from: http://www.trucking.org/event.aspx?uid=904f0cc6-642a-4274-b09d-466f4eea31c2 October 21, 2013  Orlando, Fla. – Today, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves said the industry...

MN OKs B10 Mandate for Summertime Diesel Sales

by Administrator | Oct 28, 2013 | Transportation, Transportation Laws

Minnesota will become the first state in the nation to require that most diesel fuel sold in the summer months be a blend containing 10% diesel. Like most states, Minnesota requires a year round 5% blend of B5 for most diesel sales. The B10 mandate will be in effect...

Freight Broker Bond to increase from $10,000 to $75,000 on October 1, 2013

by Administrator | Aug 2, 2013 | Transportation, Transportation Laws

As part of the new highway bill, also known as MAP-21, which was designed to boost highway safety and organize highway funding, there is a new amendment increasing the freight broker bond requirement from $10,000 to $75,000. The new law, scheduled to take effect in...

Second Waiver To New Hours-Of-Service Regulation Granted

by Administrator | Jul 16, 2013 | Transportation Laws

Less than three weeks into the new hours-of-service regulations, a second waiver to the regs has been issued by the FMCSA. The first waiver was issued on May 31. It was in response to a request from the Energy Department. The exemption dismisses truckers hauling...

Study Says Hours of Service Rules Will Cost Industry $322 Million More Yearly.

by Administrator | Jun 18, 2013 | Transportation, Transportation Laws

According to a study released this week by the American Transportation Research Institute, the new hours-of-service changes will cost the trucking industry $322 million more than the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration had anticipated. ATRI is the research...