Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley said he believes that the state’s Legislature will pass a fuel-tax increase that he has endorsed to pay for infrastructure improvements.
November 9, 2015BusinessSafetyGovernment
Carriers' Safety Ratings Improve if Nonpreventable Crashes Are Removed, ATRI Study Shows
Eliminating nonpreventable accidents from a sample of 15 motor carriers' Compliance, Safety, Accountability safety measurement scores caused significant positive changes in majority of the carriers’ Crash BASIC percentile scores, according to a new study by the American Transportation Research Institute.   Â
November 10, 2015BusinessGovernment
House Passes Highway Bill
A multiyear highway bill that would reform a controversial safety performance scoring program for carriers and set in motion a program to expand the role of young truckers in interstate commerce easily passed the House on Nov. 5.
November 9, 2015FuelBusinessGovernment
Michigan OKs Fuel Tax Increase in $1.2 Billion Infrastructure Plan
After making little progress for months in producing a bipartisan highway bill, both chambers of the Michigan Legislature passed two bills not long before midnight Nov. 3 that eventually will deliver $1.2 billion for the state’s roads.
November 9, 2015BusinessFuelGovernmentAutonomous
3Q Intermodal Freight Growth Slows to 3.4%; Fuel Prices, Capacity Stunt Domestic Business
Growth in truck-rail freight slowed to 3.4% in the third quarter, the Intermodal Association of North America reported, as domestic growth was stunted by truckers taking advantage of favorable fuel prices and capacity.
November 9, 2015Government
Lower Percentage of Trucks Out of Service Due to Brake Problems During Safety Event
The out-of-service rate during Brake Safety Week in September was 12.3%, a decline from 16.2% last year, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance reported.
November 9, 2015Government
Will Japan Post's Huge IPO Teach the US Post Office to Privatize?
Japan Post went public last week and managed to raise $12 billion, making a national mail carrier responsible for this year's most successful initial public offering.
November 6, 2015GovernmentBusinessFuel
Obama Rejects Keystone Pipeline in Win for Environmentalists
President Obama rejected TransCanada Corp.’s bid to build the Keystone XL pipeline, ending seven years of debate over an infrastructure project that swelled into one of the most contentious environmental issues of his presidency.
November 6, 2015GovernmentBusiness
States Dig Into Their Wallets in a Race to Deepen Ports
Tired of waiting for Congress, states racing to deepen seaports before the opening of the enlarged Panama Canal next year are picking up the cost of what has traditionally been a federal duty.
November 6, 2015GovernmentBusiness
House Passes Highway Bill, Sets Up Conference With Senate
Legislation that would reform a safety performance scoring program for motor carriers and set in motion efforts to expand the role young truckers may have in interstate commerce passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 5.
November 5, 2015