A new report by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association found that more than 63,000 bridges around the country — about 10% — are “structurally deficient.”
April 25, 2014EditorialBusinessSafetyGovernmentAutonomous
Editorial: Studying HOS
A memo from the American Transportation Research Institute last week questioning the government’s perceived safety benefits of the hours-of-service rule change likely did not surprise many in trucking.
April 28, 2014GovernmentBusiness
Congress Returns to Work; Road-Fund Pressure Mounts
Lawmakers are scheduled to return to Capitol Hill on April 28 for just 43 days before their extended summer recess, giving them a short window to approve a long-term, comprehensive transportation funding bill.
April 28, 2014GovernmentFuel
CARB Extends Emissions Deadline for Some Small Fleets
The California Air Quality Resources Board voted April 25 to extend the deadline for independent truckers and small fleets to comply with new state emissions rules.
April 25, 2014GovernmentBusinessSafety
Preliminary NTSB Report Outlines Events in FedEx Calif. Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report April 25 confirming the sequence of events in the fatal crash involving a FedEx Freight truck and a bus in Orland, Calif., earlier this month.
April 25, 2014GovernmentBusiness
House Panel Sets Public-Private Partnership Roundtable for April 30
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Panel on Public-Private Partnerships has set an April 30 roundtable hearing to examine how states have applied “P3” set ups to fund infrastructure projects.
April 25, 2014GovernmentFuelBusiness
N.H. Lawmakers Vote to Increase Fuel Taxes
New Hampshire lawmakers voted to raise the state’s 19.625-cent fuel tax by 4 cents starting July 1.
April 23, 2014GovernmentBusiness
Former DOT Chiefs Peters, Mineta to Unveil P3 Study Next Week
Former transportation secretaries Mary Peters and Norman Mineta will headline the release of the Eno Center for Transportation’s study examining the role of public-private partnerships to pay for infrastructure projects.
April 23, 2014GovernmentBusiness
April 28 Deadline Approaching for TIGER Grant Applications
States and municipalities seeking federal aid this year to revamp critical infrastructure projects have until April 28 to apply for a popular grant program managed by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
April 22, 2014BusinessGovernmentFuel
Forward Air’s First-Quarter Net Income Dips
Forward Air Corp. said its first-quarter net income dipped to $10.2 million, or 33 cents a share, from $10.9 million, or 36 cents, a year ago.
April 21, 2014