黑料社区Chairman’s Circle member Federated Insurance recently hosted a webinar for more than 600 business owners regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Facilitated by Federated鈥檚 in-house PPACA professional, webinar participants were provided with information on the implementation of the healthcare legislation and what it could mean for the future of their own health insurance program.
06-24-2013 Echoing legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this year, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) last week introduced 鈥淭he Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act鈥� (S. 1195), which would repeal the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in its entirety. Sen. Barrasso said the RFS is “fundamentally broken and beyond repair,” and that it has driven up food and fuel costs rather than deliver meaningful environmental benefits.
06-24-2013 With new truck driver hours-of-service (HOS) rules scheduled to take effect July 1, the House Highways Subcommittee last week held a contentious hearing on the topic. Several members of Congress took Federal Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA) Administrator Anne Ferro to task for putting the rule into effect when the court is expected to rule any day on a pending legal challenge.
06-24-2013 Booth sales for The 黑料社区Show 2014 are now open! Act today to reserve your booth to gain direct access to key truckstop and travel plaza decision makers. To make a booth selection appointment, contact Susan Taylor at (703) 739-8572 orstaylor@natso.com.
The 黑料社区Show 2014 will be held Jan. 26 – 29 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn. More information on exhibiting is available here.
06-24-2013 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) said it will propose changes to its Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program later this year in an attempt to make clearer that the rankings are not necessarily safety scores.
06-24-2013 VDOT plans to conduct a truck parking pilot project designed to direct truck drivers to open parking spaces in real-time via message signs.
06-17-2013 The 黑料社区Foundation this week is launching a new daily e-newsletter called Biz Brief designed to provide readers with business intelligence tailored specifically for truckstop and travel plaza owners and operators. The publication offers a compilation of the relevant articles mined from hundreds of news sources.
06-17-2013 U.S. Senators Michael Bennett (D-Colo.) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.) have introduced legislation that would require that liquefied natural gas (LNG) for transportation fuel be taxed based on energy output and not by the gallon equivalent.
06-17-2013 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit became the second appellate court to strike down the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) August 2011 regulation requiring businesses to post notices of an employee’s right to unionize, finding that the NLRB exceeded its authority when it ordered businesses to display an 11-by-17-inch notice in a prominent location explaining the rights of workers to join a union and bargain collectively.
06-17-2013 Lawmakers tasked with finding new revenue streams to fund infrastructure projects increasingly are asking drivers of electric and hybrid vehicles to pay their fair share of infrastructure fees.
06-17-2013 The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) filed an appeal in its lawsuit against the Department of Transportation (DOT) and its cross-border trucking program with Mexico.
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