The Interstate Highway System, the backbone of U.S. freight transportation, turns 60 years old this week.
June 27, 2016Government, Business
Interstate Highway System Concrete Birthday Cake Given to Federal Highway Administration
To celebrate the 60th birthday of the Interstate Highway System, advocates presented the Federal Highway Administration with a cracked, concrete birthday “cake,” topped with six road flares, to call Congress to act on increasing infrastructure funding.
June 28, 2016Business, Fuel
First Electric Highway Opens in Sweden
Siemens AG, based in Germany, opened the world’s first eHighway on June 22 in Sweden, which will use overhead catenary wires to power diesel trucks as a green alternative to traditional diesel fuel.
June 24, 2016Business
Researchers Target Human Factors
WASHINGTON — As funding constraints limit construction of new roads and bridges, transportation researchers are devoting less time and money on studies of pavement design and more on human factors, such as driver fatigue, to reduce crashes and improve the performance of the nation’s highways.
January 25, 2016Government, Business
Rep. Duckworth: Congress Must ‘Develop a Truly Sustainable and Long-Term’ Funding Fix for Transportation
WASHINGTON — Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) said her congressional colleagues should use the next five years to come up with a long-term funding fix for transportation projects.
December 8, 2015Government, Business
House, Senate OK Final Version of Five-Year Highway Bill
Congress approved a final version of a five-year, $305 billion highway reauthorization bill that would call on trucking regulators to fix a controversial safety performance scoring program for motor carriers long criticized by industry leaders.
December 7, 2015Government, Business
President Obama Signs 5-Year Highway Bill into Law
The U.S. House and Senate easily passed a five-year, $305 billion highway reauthorization bill on Dec. 3 that would reform a safety performance scoring program for motor carriers and pave the way for employers to rely on hair testing to screen prospective truckers.
December 4, 2015Government, Business
Rep. Blumenauer: Highway Bill Consists of ‘Collection of Budget Gimmicks’
Congress’ passage of its first five-year transportation bill in a decade, while significant, failed to ensure the long-term stability of a key highway account, said Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), the leading advocate on Capitol Hill for raising federal fuel taxes to pay for infrastructure projects.
December 4, 2015Business
House Sets Up Dec. 3 Vote on Highway Bill
A five-year, $305 billion highway policy bill that would reform a safety performance scoring program for motor carriers and establish a grant program for national freight projects has been scheduled for a vote on the House floor Dec. 3.
December 2, 2015Government, Business
CSA Reforms Included in Final Five-Year Highway Bill
Under a five-year highway bill unveiled Dec. 1, federal trucking regulators would be required to remove certain safety performance scores for motor carriers from public view until regulators reform the scoring program.
December 1, 2015