The U.S. Chamber of Commerce found common cause in 2017 with President Donald Trump on tax cuts and regulatory rollbacks. This year the powerful conservative business group could part ways with the White House on two key issues: trade and immigration.
January 10, 2018GovernmentBusinessTechnology
Creative Use of Big Data Key to Predicting Crash Risk, DOT Official Says
WASHINGTON Innovations in the growth of big data are moving traffic research from the reactive to the predictive, a top U.S. Department of Transportation official said.
January 9, 2018GovernmentBusinessTechnology
Cummins Brings TEC Outreach Program to Tennessee
Cummins Inc. has launched its first Technical Education for Communities initiative in the United States, in conjunction with 10 Memphis, Tenn.-area education and industry partners.
January 9, 2018GovernmentBusiness
Trump Infrastructure Plan Better Offer Sustainable Revenue, State DOTs Warn
WASHINGTON Solvency and sustainability are the chief qualities state department of transportation leaders are looking for in President Donald Trumps long-awaited infrastructure package.
January 9, 2018GovernmentSafety
Expect 2018 to Be a Year of Technological Innovation, Deputy Administrator Says
WASHINGTON A top federal regulatory official for trucking said her agencys priorities this year will include a special emphasis on encouraging technological innovation in the commercial motor vehicle industry.
January 9, 2018GovernmentBusiness
Southeast Ports Experiment With Inland Terminals Boosting Shorthaul Intermodal
WASHINGTON Shippers traditionally hire trucking companies to move loads within 500 miles but place some of theirlonghaul freight on the railroads, however port authorities are beginning to successfully use intermodal service to divert truck traffic from congested container terminals.
January 9, 2018GovernmentBusinessSafety
Top Truck Bottlenecks Report Coming Soon, ATRI President Says
WASHINGTON The definitive guide to the countrys top truck bottlenecks will be released Jan. 25, the president of American Transportation Research Institute, which publishes the report, said Jan. 9.
January 9, 2018GovernmentBusiness
State DOT Leaders Stress Importance of Connections With Freight Movers
WASHINGTON State departments of transportation could benefit from establishing a rapport with freight movers and companies that need goods to be moved, according to Utah Department of Transportation Director Carlos Braceras.
January 9, 2018GovernmentBusinessLogistics
Coalition Urges Donald Trump, Lawmakers to Remember Ports in Infrastructure Debate
A coalition of the top three containerports, two private terminal operators and two industry analysts wrote a letter to President Donald Trump and Congress to urge lawmakers not to forget the ocean freight industry during the debate on infrastructure.
January 9, 2018GovernmentBusiness
Ag Industry, Ports Adjusting to Fast-Changing Landscape
WASHINGTON The agricultural industry and the ports that serve it are simultaneously working to respond to an evolving business landscape that includes everything from making room at East Coast ports for Neopanamax containerships to serving overseas demand for fresh fish, industry experts said here.
January 9, 2018