A Bright Spot For Solas
As debate continues over the International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) requirements on verification of the weights of containers and its contents, the IMO issued a […]
Category Archives: IWLA Transportation Advisory Council
IWLA Convention & Expo – An Experience to Remember
The 2016 IWLA Convention & Expo attendees left Orlando last week invigorated by the association’s history and ready to take on the next century of warehouse logistics. The 125th convention […]
IWLA Signs Letter of Support for Increased Funding for STB
As a member of the Rail Customer Coalition (RCC), IWLA has joined in urging the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations to increase […]
What Does Rail Freight Reform Look Like?
President Barack Obama is expected to sign S. 808, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) Reauthorization Act of 2015 into law. The STB has never been reauthorized since its inception in […]
House Passes Hours-of-Service Provision in Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Continuing on our lucky streak this week, the U.S. House Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee passed the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) hours-of-service 34-hour restart study. […]
A Closer Look at the New Transportation Bill
Now that the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act is in motion, what are some of the likely outcomes? IWLA Washington Representative Pat O’Connor shares his insight on key areas […]
FAST Act Puts U.S. on the Road Toward Improved Infrastructure
Just when you thought it would never happen, it did. Tomorrow (Dec. 3), Congress will take the final vote on a five-year plan to fund repairs to U.S. infrastructure. The […]
IWLA Signs Letter of Support for Port Performance Act
IWLA joined other supply chain stakeholders in a letter of support of the Port Performance Act, a provision written into the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy […]
Brief Update on Highway Bill from IWLA Washington Representative
Funding for highway transportation projects expires this Friday, Nov. 20. The U.S. House and Senate conferees appointed to hash out the differences between the chambers’ contrasting highway funding measures had […]
IWLA Signs Positive Train Control Extension Letter
IWLA urges the U.S. Congress to extend the positive train control rule in the next highway bill to give the railroads a more appropriate timeframe to be in compliance. The […]
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