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FEDERAL UPDATE - from page 25 Research Board and seek public comment before developing a final report to Congress, as directed by Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, or MAP-21. Visit bit.ly/trucksize and bit.ly/ trucksize2 for more from DOT. Bill Graves, president and chief executive officer of American Trucking Associations, responded critically June 5. "Given the timing of the release of this study, it is an obvious attempt to promote administration policy, rather than give Congress the unbiased information it requested," Graves said. "It is appalling that after years of saying the study would not make recommendations, DOT officials would release this report - and recommend no change in current law - just days after the White House came out opposing truck productivity increases." Go to bit.ly/ATAreaction to read the full ATA statement. NHTSA Advances Truck ESC Mandate The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has published a longawaited final rule mandating electronic stability control, or ESC, systems on large trucks and buses. The rule, which gained quick support from the American Trucking Associations, was issued June 3 as Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 136, to take effect for new trucks in 2017 - about six years after the ESC rulemaking process began. According to NHTSA, ESC implementation is projected to prevent as many as 56 percent of untripped rollover crashes involving commercial vehicles. Visit bit.ly/ESCrule to read the full NHTSA statement and for a link to the final rule. Bill Aims to Deter Port Disruptions A bill aiming to discourage disruptions at U.S. seaports and incentivize swift resolution of port labor disputes is being mulled in the Senate. The Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act of 2015, S. 1519, was introduced June 4 by Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and assigned to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, of which he is a member. The legislation would amend the present Labor Management Relations Act, including through granting state governors intercessory authority currently reserved for the U.S. president. Go to www.govtrack.us/congress/ bills/114/s1519 to track the PORTS Act. Crash Mitigation Systems Urged The National Transportation Safety Board is calling for collision avoidance systems to be standard equipment on all new commercial trucks and buses, as well as passenger vehicles. The recommendation was made in an NTSB report released June 8 under the title, "The Use of Forward Collision Avoidance Systems to Prevent and Mitigate Rear-End Crashes." "You don't pay extra for your seatbelt," said Christopher A. Hart, NTSB chairman. "And you shouldn't have to pay extra for technology that can help prevent a collision altogether." NTSB cited National Highway Traffic Safety Administration statistics indicating collision avoidance systems could have mitigated more than 1,300 deaths and 250,000 injuries a year. Go to bit.ly/NTSBurges for the complete NTSB statement and a link to the full report. Chinese Containers Won't Face Duties The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined that no antidumping or countervailing duty orders will be issued on imports of 53foot domestic containers from China. The ITC ruled May 19 that the "establishment of a U.S. industry is not materially retarded by reason of imports" of the containers, which the U.S. Department of Commerce determined in April are subsidized and sold in the United States at less than fair value. Visit bit.ly/ITCruling for details on the ITC ruling. INTERMODAL CALENDAR July 22-24 2015 Port Security Seminar and Exposition American Association of Port Authorities The Westin Crystal City * Arlington, Virginia www.aapa-ports.org September 13-17 CVSA Annual Conference & Exhibition Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Boise Center * Boise, Idaho www.cvsa.org September 15-17 Transportation Conference 2015 FTR Union Station * Indianapolis, Indiana www.ftrconference.com September 20-22 Intermodal EXPO 2015 Intermodal Association of North America Greater Ft. Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center * Ft. Lauderdale, Florida www.intermodalexpo.com September 27-30 CSCMP's Annual Conference Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals San Diego Convention Center * San Diego, California cscmp.org/annual-conference September 27-30 2015 Conference and Exhibition Transportation Association of Canada PEI Convention Centre * Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island tac-atc.ca October 17-20 2015 ATA Management Conference & Exhibition American Trucking Associations Pennsylvania Convention Center & Marriott Downtown * Philadelphia, Pennsylvania www.trucking.org November 2-4 AAPA 2015 Annual Convention and Expo American Association of Port Authorities Intercontinental Miami * Miami, Florida www.aapa-ports.org July 2015 | Intermodal Insights 31 http://www.bit.ly/trucksize http://www.bit.ly/trucksize2 http://www.bit.ly/trucksize2 http://www.aapa-ports.org http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s1519 http://www.cvsa.org http://www.ftrconference.com http://www.bit.ly/ATAreaction http://www.intermodalexpo.com http://www.cscmp.org/annual-conference http://www.bit.ly/NTSBurges http://www.tac-atc.ca http://www.bit.ly/ESCrule http://www.trucking.org http://www.aapa-ports.org http://www.bit.ly/ITCruling

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Insights - July 2015

Contents
Fed Update
Highway Funding to Expire July 31
Changes to IANA Bylaws Proposed
U. of Md., IANA Team on Intermodal Job Portal
Information Services News
Exclusive Report: Fed Economist to Share Outlook at Intermodal EXPO 2015
Exclusive Report: Asset-Tracking Advances from ‘Dots on Map’
Freight Reports
Yearly Traffic Chart
EXPO Education Session by Stakeholder Interests
State Legislative Update
Port News
Seattle, Tacoma Advance Alliance
Federal Official Tours PSI Plant
People in the News
In Brief
2015 Sponsors
New Members
Industry Calendar

Insights - July 2015