President Obama has sent nomination papers to the Senate for two Department of Transportation officials who have been serving as acting heads in leadership posts at the department.
May 16, 2014GovernmentBusiness
Freight Industry Leaders Unite to Push for More Road Funding
WASHINGTON — Leaders from nearly all segments of the freight-hauling industry and other transportation and business groups convening here for “Infrastructure Week” called for long-term federal aid they said would help states and businesses plan projects that improve the way goods move around the country — and the globe.
May 19, 2014BusinessGovernment
Consumer Confidence Drops From Nine-Month High
Consumer confidence fell in May from a nine-month high, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary sentiment index.
May 16, 2014GovernmentBusiness
FMCSA Extends ELD Proposed Rule to June 26
FMCSA is extending by 30 days the public comment period for its supplemental proposed rule requiring interstate carriers to install electronic logging devices on all trucks.
May 16, 2014GovernmentBusiness
TIGER Applications Far Outpace Available Funding
Applications for the grant program known as TIGER total $9.5 billion, 15 times the $600 million that the federal government set aside for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grants.
May 16, 2014GovernmentBusiness
Lawmakers Unveil Bill That Invests in Ports
House and Senate transportation leaders said they will vote next week on a final water policy bill that approves myriad improvements to ports nationwide.
May 15, 2014GovernmentBusiness
Senate Committee Approves Six-Year Transportation Bill
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously approved a six-year, $265 billion highway reauthorization bill that makes freight a core element within the federal highway program.
May 15, 2014GovernmentBusiness
Obama Proposes Faster Infrastructure Permitting Process
President Obama pressed for larger federal investments for infrastructure and announced the administration would streamline the permitting process for new roads, bridges and other major infrastructure projects.
May 14, 2014GovernmentBusiness
Missouri Voters to Decide on New Sales Tax for Transportation
Missouri lawmakers have approved a measure that would let the voters decide whether to raise the state’s sales tax to 5 cents for 10 years to generate funding for transportation.
May 14, 2014BusinessGovernment
FedEx Opens Package Testing Lab
FedEx Corp. said its TechConnect division has opened a 30,000-square-foot package laboratory to provide testing and design services.
May 14, 2014