The National Transportation Safety Board blasted both “high-risk” motor carriers involved in a 2014 fatal crash in Naperville, Illinois, as well as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for failing to prevent them from operating, at a hearing in Washington on Feb. 9.
February 9, 2016Transportation Compliance News
Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.
Obama's $98.1 Billion Budget Proposes New Per-Barrel Fee on Oil
New infrastructure projects capable of withstanding severe weather events would be funded through a new tax on oil companies, according to the Obama White House’s fiscal 2017 budget request unveiled Feb. 9.
February 9, 2016Cargo Volumes Rise to Record at Port of N.Y.-N.J.
The Port of New York and New Jersey set a record for annual cargo volumes in 2015 by more than 10%.
February 9, 2016XPO CEO: No Strong Case For Recession
As a serial entrepreneur based in Greenwich, Connecticut, Bradley Jacobs hangs out with the big-money crowd dominated by hedge-fund and private-equity types.
February 9, 2016Field of 77 Cities Vies for DOT’s Smart City Challenge Honors
Seventy-seven cities applied for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Feb. 8.
February 8, 2016Washington State Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson Voted Out
The Washington state Senate fired Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson on Feb. 5 by refusing to confirm her — some three years after she was appointed by Gov. Jay Inslee.
February 8, 2016Traffic Fatalities Up 9.3% for First Nine Months of 2015, NHTSA Says
Early estimates of the overall number of traffic fatalities in the United States show about a 9.3% increase the first nine months of 2015 compared with the same period in 2014.
February 8, 2016Distribution Center Delays Expansion Over Rhode Island Truck Tolls
The owners of Ocean State Job Lot say Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo's new big-rig truck tolls, headed for likely House and Senate passage this week, have led them to put a $50 million expansion on hold.
February 8, 2016Virginia Port Authority Hoping for Increased Volume to Climb Out of $5.5 Million Hole
Volume will determine whether the Virginia Port Authority can climb out of a $5.5 million hole in the first half of the fiscal year and come out ahead, leaving it with the $2.8 million in operating income it originally budgeted, the port said.
February 8, 2016Feud Over Toll Plan Rages
The war of words between Rhode Island officials and the state’s trucking association over Gov. Gina Raimondo’s truck-only tolling infrastructure plan just keeps boiling.
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