A bright red 18-wheeler traveling down a hill overlooking a skyline and an ocean liner next to an impressive billboard promoting a safety message, and a school bus approaching celebrants at a green park were the top drawings in this year’s “Be Ready. Be Buckled.” art contest.
June 30, 2016Government
Kansas DOT Secretary Mike King Is Resigning
Kansas Secretary of Transportation Mike King will resign effective July 15, Gov. Sam Brownback announced June 29.
June 30, 2016GovernmentBusinessEquipment
US in Preliminary Finding Says China Truck Tires Subsidized
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Commerce Department has made a preliminary finding that bus and truck tires from China received countervailable, or offset, government subsidies from China ranging from 17.06% to 23.38%.
June 30, 2016GovernmentBusiness
Congestion ‘Increasingly Problematic’ for Trucking, ATA Chairman Says
WASHINGTON — Traffic congestion must be alleviated nationwide, or it will remain a detriment to the trucking industry as demand for transporting freight increases in the coming decades, the chairman of American Trucking Associations said.
June 29, 2016GovernmentBusiness
California’s VMT Program Gets Going as Oregon’s Reaches 1-Year Mark
As Oregon’s vehicle mile tax pilot program hits the one-year mark on July 1, California’s nine-month program, which unlike Oregon’s includes commercial vehicles, is just beginning.
June 29, 2016BusinessGovernmentLogistics
After Panama Canal Expansion, Port Manatee Optimistic for More Business
A Port Manatee trade executive has returned from ceremonies marking the expansion of the Panama Canal, saying he is optimistic that the expansion will reap big benefits for the port.
June 29, 2016GovernmentBusiness
Interstate Highway System Concrete Birthday Cake Given to Federal Highway Administration
To celebrate the 60th birthday of the Interstate Highway System, advocates presented the Federal Highway Administration with a cracked, concrete birthday “cake,” topped with six road flares, to call Congress to act on increasing infrastructure funding.
June 28, 2016Government
N.J. Assembly Cuts Transportation Deal With Christie
Not long before 1 a.m. on June 28, New Jersey’s Assembly dominated by Democrats turned its back on a package that paired a fuel-tax increase with a phase-out of the estate tax and approved a deal with Republican Gov. Chris Christie that balances the fuel-tax rise with a 1% decrease in the state’s sales tax by 2018.
June 28, 2016Government
First Quarter US Economic Growth Exceeds Previous Estimate
The world’s largest economy expanded more than previously projected in the first quarter as improved performance in trade and business investment more than made up for weaker consumer spending.
June 28, 2016Government
CARB Truck and Bus Regulation Compliance Declined in 2015
The rate of compliance for heavy trucks with the California Air Resources Board’s truck and bus regulation has decreased to 70%-75% from 85% over the past two years, according to estimates in a new CARB enforcement report.
June 28, 2016