American Trucking Associations is supporting the Rhode Island Trucking Association’s strong opposition to Gov. Gina Raimondo’s toll-based transportation plan.
January 28, 2016Business
States Learn From Disaster Preparation
WASHINGTON — Directors of four state transportation departments said handling natural and man-made disasters has played a role in preparing them for the next one, even as 1,000-year storms and 500-year floods become much more common.
January 25, 2016Business
New $10 Billion Transportation Plan Expected to Win Georgia Legislature’s OK
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has unveiled a 10-year, $10 billion transportation plan.
January 25, 2016Business
N.Y. Governor Proposes Freeze on Toll Rates, Calls for Tax Credits for Agricultural Haulers
In his annual State of the State address, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed freezing tolls on the Thruway until 2020.
January 18, 2016Business
Zero-Emissions Vehicles Roll Out in California Freight Operations
WASHINGTON — Truck manufacturer Michael Simon asserted to transportation professionals that electric trucks are something that customers will buy.
January 18, 2016Business
Wife of Overnite Transportation Founder J. Harwood Cochrane Dies at 99
Louise Odell Blanks Cochrane, wife of Overnite Transportation Company and Highway Express founder J. Harwood Cochrane, died Dec. 10 in Richmond, Virginia, at the age of 99.
December 11, 2015GovernmentBusiness
Congress Sends White House Surface Transportation Board Reform Bill
The House on Dec. 10 passed legislation that would expand the Surface Transportation Board’s leadership and take the agency out of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
December 10, 2015GovernmentBusiness
Connecticut House Fails to Approve Transportation Lockbox Amendment
A proposed constitutional amendment to protect transportation funding from budget cuts came up 14 votes shy in Connecticut’s House of Representatives on Dec. 8, meaning the legislation won’t be on the state’s ballot next November.
December 9, 2015BusinessTechnology
GE Capital Transportation Finance Business Sold to BMO Financial Group
GE Capital Corp. has agreed to sell its transportation finance business in the United States and Canada valued at $8.7 billion to BMO Financial Group and its Chicago-based subsidiary BMO Harris Bank. The price was not disclosed.
September 11, 2015GovernmentBusiness
Senate Commerce Panel Advances 6-Year Transportation Bill That Includes FMCSA Reform
WASHINGTON — The Senate Commerce Committee on July 15 reported to the floor a six-year bill that would seek to reform parts of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
July 15, 2015