The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate passed a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline Jan. 29, setting up a conflict with President Barack Obama, who has promised a veto.
January 29, 2015GovernmentBusiness
Obama’s Budget Request Includes Freight Grant Program, Foxx Says
WASHINGTON — President Obama's upcoming budget request for the Department of Transportation will include parts of the four-year, $302 billion transportation plan the administration unveiled last year, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told lawmakers.
January 30, 2015BusinessGovernmentAutonomous
Jacoby Named Trala CEO
Jake Jacoby has been named CEO of the Truck Renting and Leasing Association, the group’s executive committee announced last week.
January 29, 2015GovernmentBusinessFuelSafety
Former Pa. Governor Urges Senators to Raise Gas Tax
Reminding lawmakers about the urgent need to rebuild the country's aging transportation network, former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) told a key Senate panel on Jan. 29 that they need to raise fuel taxes.
January 29, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
Sens. Boxer, Paul Team Up to Boost Highway Trust Fund
Sen. Barbara Boxer of California, the top Democrat on the transportation policy-writing Environment and Public Works Committee, announced on Jan. 29 she has teamed up with Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul on legislation that would use revenue from repatriation to pay for highway construction.
January 29, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
FMCSA Should Shift Focus to Crash Causes, Industry Exec Tells Senators
The general counsel for one of the nation’s largest trucking companies told a Senate panel that to reinforce the recent reduction in truck crashes the federal government must redirect its safety efforts to address the primary causes.
January 29, 2015GovernmentBusiness
Trucks, Pipeline Carry More Nafta Freight in November
U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico totaled $96.3 billion in November as two transportation modes — truck and pipeline — carried more freight than in November 2013, the Department of Transportation reported Jan. 29.
January 29, 2015BusinessSafetyFuelGovernment
Kentucky, Ohio Governors Trying to Jump-Start Bridge Project
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear (D) and Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) have directed their transportation departments to devise what they call “a cost-saving plan that limits tolls” but moves forward with rebuilding the Brent Spence Bridge linking the states.
January 29, 2015Government
Foxx: States to Delay Highway Projects Without Congressional Action on Transportation
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Tennessee and other states are delaying major construction projects relevant to the trucking sector because they are unsure long-term federal backing will be there to help finance their plans.
January 28, 2015Government
Keystone Backers Expect Passage This Week
The U.S. Senate is on track to pass legislation to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline by the end of the week, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said.
January 27, 2015