December 24, 2020: Shipping Samples by Air
When is a sample really a “sample”? It is essential to discern what is meant by the word “sample” from a regulatory […]
Author: Wendy Buckley
December 23, 2020: Semi-truck Collides with Freight Train in Yakima, Washington
For the second time in two days a BNSF freight train was involved in a derailment in Washington state. The train, which […]
December 22, 2020: Truck Driver Killed While Placing Triangles Around Broken-down Rig in Missouri
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a female truck driver, whose name has not been released, was struck and killed by […]
December 22, 2020: BNSF Train Carrying Crude Oil Derailed in Custer, Washington
Shortly before noon on Tuesday morning, a BNSF freight train carrying Bakken crude oil derailed in Custer, Washington. According to a BNSF […]
December 23, 2020: Hours of Service of Drivers: Application for Exemption
FMCSA has granted an application submitted by the Association of American Railroads and the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association. The […]
December 21, 2020: (NPRM) Fatigue Risk Management Programs for Certain Freight and Passenger Railroads
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is proposing regulations that would require certain railroads to develop and implement a Fatigue Risk Management Program. […]
December 21, 2020: Hazardous Materials: (FR)(HM-260A) Editorial Corrections and Clarifications
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has issued a final rule that corrects editorial errors in parts of the Hazardous Materials […]
December 18, 2020: Rockslide Causes Derailment in Kentucky
Early Thursday morning a massive rockslide caused a CSX freight train to derail in Harlan County, Kentucky. Two locomotives and eight loaded […]
December 18, 2020: (NPRM) Positive Train Control Systems
The Federal Railroad Administration is proposing revisions to the positive train control (PTC) regulations. The first revision would modify the process that […]
December 16, 2020: TCC Podcast Series – Episode 12 – Wendy Buckley, President, Specialty Transportation and Regulatory Services (STARS)
In this episode of the Traffic Club of Chicago podcast, Wendy Buckley, President of Specialty Transportation and Regulatory Services, will discuss travel […]