The fiscal 2018 funding legislation for transportation programs that House funding leaders plan to unveil this week will set the stage for the country’s infrastructure agenda this year. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
July 10, 2017GovernmentBusiness
National ELD Mandate Education Tour Set
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is conducting an electronic logging device national tour to help educate commercial motor carriers about the ELD rule that goes into effect later this year.
July 10, 2017GovernmentBusiness
Teamsters to Meet With Mnuchin on Central States Pension Fund
A group of 25 Teamsters pensioners will meet July 11 in Washington with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin about failing pension plans.
July 10, 2017GovernmentTCA
Connecticut’s Governor Promotes State’s Transportation Lockbox
Gov. Dannel Malloy, who is not seeking re-election in 2018, is promoting a lockbox concept approved in both the state Senate and House as the only guarantee that transportation funds will be set aside and protected for future use by his successor.
July 7, 2017GovernmentTCA
Oregon’s $5.3 Billion Transportation Plan Clears Final Hurdle
Oregon’s most ambitious highway upgrades in a generation won final approval from the Legislature on July 6.
July 7, 2017Government
House Funding Panel to Consider Transportation Bill July 11
Legislation that would keep the federal transportation agencies funded through fiscal 2018 will be considered on July 11, the House panel holding the hearing recently announced.
July 7, 2017GovernmentBusiness
State DOTs Eye New US Infrastructure Grants
Several state transportation agencies are reviewing whether to proceed with a federal request to reapply for infrastructure grants that would rely significantly on private capital.
July 7, 2017GovernmentBusiness
Trucking Jobs Dip by 1,400 in June
Trucking industry jobs declined by 1,400 in June as overall payrolls rose by 222,000, the Labor Department reported July 7.
July 7, 2017GovernmentSafety
Californians Will Soon Pay More at the Pump to Fix More Than 200 Bridges
Under legislation signed by Gov. Jerry Brown in April, California motorists will start paying higher gas and diesel taxes in November to provide funding for, among other state transportation projects, reducing the backlog of road and bridge repairs.
July 6, 2017GovernmentAutonomous
Congress, Trump Administration Finalizing Guidelines for Automated Vehicles
New guidelines for manufacturers, transportation agencies, and industry executives on the development and deployment of automated technology will be unveiled as early as this fall on Capitol Hill and at the U.S. Department of Transportation, lawmakers and senior administration officials announced recently.
July 6, 2017