New electric car sharing scheme for Brussels
Sustainable-mobility.org. Zen Car and the Société Régionale d’Investissement de Bruxelles will partner to set up an electric car sharing scheme in Brussels as of March. The project may be supported by the state.
29 cars will be put into circul…
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Karen Rae had to catch a train, so the Federal Railroad Administration’s deputy administrator departed early from a high-powered Jan.
CSX Transportation began operating the big new intermodal terminal it …
CSX Transportation began operating the big new intermodal terminal it built at North Baltimore, Ohio, near Toledo, which will be the western anchor of its National Gateway doublestack corridor.
Oil Tops $100 Mark
The price of a barrel of crude oil rose to above $100 in mid-day trading on Wednesday.
UPS Buys 48 LNG Tractors for Southwest Corridor Operations
United Parcel Service has ordered 48 road tractors that will burn liquified natural gas while pulling trailers up and down Interstate 15 between southern California and northern Utah.
OOIDA opposes hand-held phone restriction
OOIDA continues to support a federal ban on texting while driving for commercial operators, but the Association opposes the next step being taken by the FMCSA to restrict drivers’ use of hand-held mobile phones.
Wyoming OKs federal truck rules
A new law in Wyoming adopts federal truck rules and ensures the state doesn’t lose out on some government funding. Gov. Matt Mead has signed into law a bill to put the state in accordance with the FMCSA’s 2012 medical certification requirements.
Bill calls for heavier trucks
Two U.S. representatives have introduced a bill in the House that calls for allowable weight limits on trucks to be increased. Historically, attempts to increase truck weight have been met with opposition.
Bill would end Georgia 400 tolls
In response to a decision to keep charging tolls on a roadway north of Atlanta, one Georgia state lawmaker wants to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Sen. John Albers, R-Roswell, has introduced a bill that would prohibit the State Road and Tollway A…
Texas trucker exonerated after felony charge dropped
In August 2009, OOIDA Senior Member Thaddeus Mathews purchased a new chrome bumper for his 1996 Kenworth. Since Sept. 4, 2009, the bumper has been in the possession of the Hillsboro, TX police department – a small town squad that twice failed to make…