With its session set to end May 23, Minnesota’s Democratic-led Senate and Republican-controlled House might be getting closer to passing a transportation funding package worth $1 billion annually.
May 9, 2016Government
No Deal on Transportation Funding in Colorado
Colorado became the latest state to refrain from taking major action on transportation funding when its Legislature adjourned May 12.Â
May 12, 2016Government, Business
Portland, Ore., City Council Approves Trucks-Only Tax
Round one in Portland, Oregon’s plan to tax only trucks went to Transportation Commissioner Steve Novick as the five-member City Council voted unanimously in favor of his plan on May 11.
May 11, 2016Government
Insufficient Tread Prompted CVSA to Focus on Tires in This Year's Roadcheck
Tires will be the main emphasis of Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual RoadCheck during June 7-9.
May 11, 2016Government
Program to Allow In-Transit Canadian Freight by Truck to Resume Through United States
Shipments that begin and end in Canada, but travel through a portion of the United States, are likely to resume late this year or in early 2017 — a practice that was suspended for more than a decade after the 9/11 attacks.
May 9, 2016Business
Truckers' Use of Seat Belts Increases as Fatal Crashes Decline, Data Show
A closer look at fatality and injury data released last month by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration showed increased use of seat belts by truck drivers but more trucks involved in fatal crashes in work zones.
May 9, 2016Government
Portland, Ore., to Consider Truck-Only Tax
The City Council in Portland, Oregon, will consider a four-year, heavy-vehicle use tax when it meets May 4, with a vote likely to come the following week. The tax would add 2.8% to the tax bills of trucking firms that have a Portland business license. Trucks already pay a weight-mile tax in Oregon, which doesn’t have a diesel fuel tax.Â
May 2, 2016Government
Alabama Won’t Raise Fuel Taxes After All
Less than three weeks after seeming poised to approve a fuel-tax increase for the first time since 1992, Alabama has joined Hawaii, Indiana, Mississippi and West Virginia and did not do so during its legislative session this year.
May 2, 2016Government
Iowa Lawmakers Cut $4.85 Million From DOT Budget, Half of Original Target
After threatening to slash $9.7 million from the Iowa Department of Transportation’s operating budget, the state’s Legislature voted April 29 to slice that figure in half to $4.85 million before adjourning for the year.
May 2, 2016Business
ABF Starts California Freight Surcharge
ABF Freight System has instituted a $5.92 surcharge for each shipment going to or from California because of the higher cost of doing business in the state.
May 2, 2016