Congress Agrees on Multi-Year Flood Insurance Extension, Reforms June 29, 2012 By John Crawley and Roberta Rampton The U.S. House of Representatives passed a massive bill on Friday combining funding for transportation programs, low-interest student loans, and...
Feds Seek Limit on Vehicle Electronics to Curb Distracted Driving February 21, 2012 By John Crawley The Obama administration wants automakers to put limits on vehicle technologies that permit texting and cellphone calling when a car...
Obama Administration Decides Against Lowering Trucker Daily Hours December 27, 2011 By John Crawley The Obama administration decided against a cut in truckers’ daily hours behind the wheel, to the dismay of safety advocates,...
Toyota Still Has Internal Problems to Fix, Says Commission May 24, 2011 By John Crawley Toyota Motor Corp. has a way to go to fix crisis decision-making and other shortcomings in its corporate culture that...
U.S. Plan Would Restart Mexico Trucking April 11, 2011 By John Crawley Long-haul trucks from Mexico would be allowed to operate throughout the United States for up to three years under a...
U.S. Probe: Toyota Throttles Not Cause of Acceleration Accidents February 8, 2011 By David Lawder and John Crawley A U.S. government investigation showed no link between electronic throttles and unintended acceleration in Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles, a victory...
U.S. Findings on Toyota Throttles Due Today February 8, 2011 By John Crawley The Obama administration will release Tuesday the findings of its long awaited review of Toyota Motor Corp.’s electronic throttles over...
United States Proposes to Open Roads to Mexican Trucks February 7, 2011 By John Crawley The Obama administration on Jan. 6, 2011, proposed a new inspection and monitoring regime to permit long-haul trucks from Mexico...
United States Proposes to Open Roads to Mexican Trucks January 24, 2011 By John Crawley The Obama administration on Jan. 6 proposed a new inspection and monitoring regime to permit long-haul trucks from Mexico on...
New Regulation Aims to Reduce Deaths in Rollover Crashes January 18, 2011 By John Crawley Automakers must develop new approaches to reduce the number of people ejected in U.S. rollover crashes, which are blamed for...