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Now that a new transportation infrastructure bill has appeared on the congressional docket, factions on both sides of the longer combination vehicles debate are preparing for battle.
The FDA and members of the U.S. Congress have proposed security rules and legislation that would have serious effects on transportation and distribution.
It is incumbent on distribution managers and executives to keep abreast of proposals and to let government regulators understand what tougher rules could really mean to their businesses and to the economy.
U.S. Customs has showed it was serious about enforcing new rules requiring 24 hours' notice before goods bound for the United States were loaded aboard ships in foreign ports.
A federal appeals court has ruled that the Department of Transportation must prepare a full environmental impact statement and Clean Air Act conformity determination before it can open the U.S. border to Mexican motor carriers.