Insights - November 2013 - (Page 2)

Contents Federal Update..................................................2 Exclusive Report: Gulf Ports Enhance Facilities ...........................................5 Freight Reports ...............................................11 2011-2013 Yearly Traffic Totals ........................13 Sustainability News ........................................17 Exclusive: Analysis of Intermodal Length of Haul..............................................19 People in the News .........................................25 Port News .......................................................27 State Legislative Update..................................29 In Brief ............................................................30 Welcome New Members .................................37 Intermodal Calendar .......................................40 Cover image © istock.com Intermodal Insights is published monthly by the Intermodal Association of North America for the benefit of its members. Intermodal Insights is a registered trademark of the Intermodal Association of North America. All rights reserved. Paul Scott Abbott, Editor Send press releases and letters to the editor to insights@intermodal.org. Must be received by the 10th of the month to be considered for inclusion in the next issue. Maggie Miller, Advertising Sales 301-982-3400, ext. 350 advertising@intermodal.org Joanne F. Casey, President & CEO INTERMODAL ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA 11785 Beltsville Drive, Suite 1100 Calverton, MD 20705-4048 301-982-3400 * Fax: 301-982-4815 www.intermodal.org 2 Intermodal Insights | November 2013 Federal Update Foxx Denies Push for HOS Study Timeline In an effort spearheaded by Rep. Richard Hanna, R-N.Y., 51 members of the House of Representatives sent a letter on Aug. 29 to U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx requesting a timeline for a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration report on a field study examining driver hours-of-service rule changes. In his response, Secretary Foxx stated a completion date cannot be projected. In a Sept. 18 letter to Rep. Hanna, released by the congressman's office, Secretary Foxx wrote, "At this time I cannot predict the date on which the full report will be completed and submitted to Congress, but I assure you that we are working as expeditiously as possible." Although FMCSA failed to complete the study report, for which Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, or MAP-21, had set an original March 2013 deadline, the new federal hours-of-service rule went into effect July 1. Also missed by the FMCSA was the Sept. 30 deadline set by MAP-21 to complete a field study on the hours-ofservice rule's 34-hour restart provision. "At this time I cannot predict the date on which the full report will be completed and submitted to Congress, but I assure you that we are working as expeditiously as possible." - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, on the driver hours-of-service study report An Aug. 2 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld key provisions of the new HOS rule. Federal Update - continued on page 32 http://www.istock.com http://www.galaxytransport.com http://www.galaxytransport.com http://www.intermodal.org

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