WASHINGTON — A $1 trillion infrastructure funding plan President Donald Trump intends to unveil would seek to connect private investors with officials who manage big-ticket projects, the country’s top transportation officer told port executives April 5.
April 10, 2017PerspectiveBusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomousLogistics
Opinion: American Trucking Industry Depends on Drivers
The American trucking industry depends on drivers: a simple statement but one that bears repeating. As president of American Trucking Associations, I have the great privilege of representing 3.5 million professional truck drivers, working on their behalf in Washington to make our industry better, to make their jobs easier.
April 10, 2017EditorialBusinessGovernment
Editorial: Time to Streamline
It’s been another busy week for legislative efforts to improve the nation’s roads.
April 10, 2017GovernmentBusiness
Freight Executives Urge Congress to Boost Funding for Infrastructure
WASHINGTON — Increasing funding for freight corridors would help reduce congestion and improve intermodal connectivity, executives representing trucking, port, and rail sectors told senators April 4.
April 10, 2017Government
Execs Charged With Fraudulent Sales Tactics Accuse FTC of Defamation, Interference
Two people accused by the Federal Trade Commission of using deceptive tactics to sell registration services to truck owners and operators are fighting back, asking a federal judge to allow a counterclaim against the agency for defamation and tortuous interference.
April 10, 2017Government
California Leaders Reach Deadline for $52.4 Billion Transportation Bill
Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown and state Democratic legislative leaders last week were racing to meet a self-imposed deadline to approve a $52.4 billion, 10-year transportation bill to fix California’s crumbling infrastructure with revenue from hefty gasoline and diesel tax increases.
April 10, 2017GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment
NHTSA Upgrades Investigation Into Freightliner Cascadia Wiper Motor Failures
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has upgraded an ongoing preliminary investigation into windshield wiper motor failures on a potential 193,000 2015-16 Freightliner Cascadias.
April 7, 2017Government
Trump Taps Lyft Executive for DOT Policy Post
The general manager of a ride-sharing firm was tapped by President Donald Trump to oversee policy at the Department of Transportation, the White House announced this week.
April 7, 2017Government
Massive Transportation Infrastructure Bill Narrowly Approved by California Lawmakers
California legislators on April 6 narrowly approved a $52.4 billion, 10-year transportation bill to fix the state’s crumbling roads and bridges with revenues from hefty gas and diesel tax increases.
April 7, 2017Government
US DOT Provides 40 States $768 Million in Emergency Funds to Fix Roadways
Forty states will split $768.2 million in federal emergency funds to help them fix roadway infrastructure damaged by severe weather events in recent years, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced this week.
April 7, 2017