LAS VEGAS — The low-growth U.S. economy remains in place and will probably continue plodding along as business leaders are hesitant to make the sort of investments that boost gross domestic product, in general, and truck freight volumes, specifically.
October 10, 2016BusinessSafetyGovernmentAutonomous
FHWA Gives Go-Ahead to R.I.’s Plan That Allows for Truck-Only Tolling
Rhode Island can proceed with its controversial truck-only tolling plan after receiving the go-ahead from the Federal Highway Administration, the state’s Department of Transportation announced Oct. 5.
October 10, 2016BusinessGovernment
Speed-Limiter Plan ‘Flawed’; ATA Preps Response to DOT
LAS VEGAS — American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear sharply criticized a proposed federal speed-limiter rule for new heavy trucks as “flawed” largely because it would create differential speeds on the nation’s highways.
October 10, 2016Government
Scott Darling: Driver Training, Clearinghouse Rules Close
LAS VEGAS — The final rules for minimum entry-level driver training requirements as well as a drug-and-alcohol clearinghouse are being reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget. They are expected to be published in the Federal Register by the end of the year, the head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said.
October 10, 2016GovernmentFuelBusiness
N.J. Legislature Votes to Raise Fuel Taxes to Replenish Transportation Trust Fund
The long-running battle over New Jersey’s Transportation Trust Fund could be on the verge of ending. New Jersey’s Senate and Assembly voted on Oct. 7 to provide $2 billion annually to the transportation fund for the next eight years, thanks to tax increases of 27 cents per gallon on diesel and 23 cents per gallon on gasoline.
October 7, 2016GovernmentBusiness
Pittsburgh Gets $10.9 Million Federal Transportation Grant
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Pittsburgh more than $10.9 million in grant funding.
October 7, 2016Government
PHMSA Awards Universities Grants for Pipeline Safety Research
Three universities will examine ways to improve pipeline safety with the help of a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s pipelines division announced this week.
October 7, 2016GovernmentBusiness
Tolls Will Rise 17% in Oklahoma by 2019, Pending Court Case
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority has voted to increase fees on the state’s toll roads by 12% on Jan. 1, with additional hikes of 2.5% set for 2018 and 2019.
October 7, 2016GovernmentBusiness
Sen. Chuck Schumer Presses DOT on Speed Limiters
The U.S. Department of Transportation should quickly finalize a proposed federal speed-limiter rule for new heavy trucks, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer (D) said Oct. 6.
October 6, 2016Government
Stephen Laskowski Will Succeed David Bradley as Canadian Trucking Alliance CEO
The Board of the Canadian Trucking Alliance voted Oct. 6 in Vancouver, British Columbia, to approve Stephen Laskowski as the successor to CEO David Bradley, effective Jan. 1, 2018.
October 6, 2016