CARGO TRANSPORTATION related term(s) Aviation; Merchant Marine Industry; Railroads; Shipping Industry; Transportation

Amendments

Railroads: establish a bilateral U.S. and Canadian commission to study the feasibility of connecting the continental rail system to Alaska through Canada (S. 2253), S10543 [13OC]

Articles and editorials

Enlightened Self-Interest, S11561 [5DE]

Bills and resolutions

Courts: waive Federal preemption of State laws in cases awarding punitive damages against moving companies engaging in unfair practices in processing of property claims (see S. 2369), S2347 [6AP] (see H.R. 5060), H7208 [27JY]

Customs Service: establish user fee to cover inspection costs at express courier facilities (see S. 3199), S10412 [12OC] (see H.R. 5450), H9767 [11OC]

Dept. of Transportation: delay implementation of NAFTA provisions that allow access for Mexican trucks to U.S. roads (see H. Res. 602), H8468 [28SE]

———prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see S. 2716), S5027 [13JN] (see H.R. 4511), H3474 [19MY]

Employment: repeal overtime exemptions for motor carrier employees (see H.R. 4062), H1284 [22MR]

Great Lakes: prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see H.R. 4191), H1851 [5AP]

Hazardous substances: amend regulations on the transportation of materials (see H.R. 4171), H1763 [4AP]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 2965), S7839 [27JY]

Railroads: abate noise and other adverse affects of idling train engines (see S. 3151), S9701 [3OC]

———establish a bilateral U.S. and Canadian commission to study the feasibility of connecting the continental rail system to Alaska through Canada (see S. 2253), S1461 [20MR]

Ships and vessels: require the adoption of response plans for cargo tankers carrying oil (see H.R. 5025), H7207 [27JY]

Surface Transportation Board: resolve disagreements between mass transit authorities and freight railroads over access to freight track and rights-of-way for fixed guideway transportation (see H.R. 4507), H3474 [19MY]

Taxation: increase the aggregate cost of certain reusable pallets and containers and related property (see H.R. 4916), H6718 [20JY]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H2239 [12AP]

Letters

Dept. of Transportation action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers: Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of Transportation, S5194 [15JN]

Railroad Competition and Service Improvement Act: several corporate executives, S9887-S9889 [5OC]

Messages

Hazardous Materials Transportation Report: President Clinton, S2232 [5AP], H1821 [5AP]

Remarks in House

NAFTA: impact on safety and working conditions of U.S. and Mexican truck drivers, H2376 [2MY]

Railroads: establish a bilateral U.S. and Canadian commission to study the feasibility of connecting the continental rail system to Alaska through Canada, H11300 [26OC]

Staggers Rail Act: anniversary, E1774 [13OC]

Texas: Houston-Galveston Navigation Project funding, H5217 [27JN], H8422, H8423, H8424 [28SE]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (H. Con. Res. 306), H11592 [30OC]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: waive Federal preemption of State laws in cases awarding punitive damages against moving companies engaging in unfair practices in processing of property claims (S. 2369), S2347 [6AP]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers, S5191, S5193-S5196 [15JN], S5357 [19JN], S7824 [27JY], S11559 [5DE]

———prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (S. 2716), S5028 [13JN]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: study by Safety Research Center, Bethesda, MD, and Stanford University Sleep Research Center on the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers, S11559 [5DE]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 2965), S7859-S7862 [27JY]

Railroads: enhance competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information, S9935 [5OC]

———enhance competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information (S. 621), S9886-S9892 [5OC]

———establish a bilateral U.S. and Canadian commission to study the feasibility of connecting the continental rail system to Alaska through Canada (S. 2253), S1464 [20MR], S10543, S10544 [13OC]

———maintain regulatory system, S10403 [12OC]

Reports filed

Rails to Resources Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2253), S7655 [26JY]

Statements

Join the Safe Team—The Point of the Lance for a Safer and More Alert America: William C. Dement, Stanford University, S11560 [5DE]

Texts of

S. 2253, Rails to Resources Act, S1465 [20MR], S10543 [13OC]

S. 2369, waive Federal preemption of State laws in court cases awarding punitive damages against moving companies engaging in unfair practices in processing of property claims, S2348 [6AP]

S. 2716, Motor Carrier Fairness Act, S5029 [13JN]