Here is a look at what is happening in the world of transportation this morning:
- Congress may be poised to suspend the 34-hour restart provision within hours of service (HOS) rules that were revised in July 2013, Bloomberg reports.
- A final rule officially removes pre- and post-inspection paperwork filing requirements for trucking companies, notes the Kansas City Star.
- Cass Information Systems data indicates domestic U.S. freight shipments in November are the highest since 2007, reports DC Velocity.
- NFL quarterback Cam Newton suffers two back fractures after his Ram 1500 pickup flips over during a crash, according to Fox 31 Denver.
- CNN reporters take a tour of Iceland’s volcanic regions in a so-called “monster truck.”
- Autoblog details how the U.S. Air Force is repainting its fuel trucks as part of an effort to cool the fuel used by its new F-35 fighter jet.
- A group of Catholic Bishops is calling for the end of petroleum and coal usage as part of an effort to secure a worldwide climate change treaty, reports the BBC.
- Wyoming residents worry about the growing amount of truck traffic due to oil field activity, according to the Houston Chronical.
- Several trucking companies are splitting $1 million in idle reduction grants, notes Madison.com.
- J&R Schugel Trucking is becoming an employee-owned carrier after three generations of family ownership, according to The Trucker.
- Can passenger rail carrier Amtrak issue rules for the freight railroads that use its tracks? The Supreme Court will decide, notes Roll Call.
