Maryland’s Senate passed a bill to increase the state’s taxes on diesel and gasoline and tie them to inflation to pay for transportation projects, sending the measure to Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) for his expected signature.
April 1, 2013GovernmentBusinessSafety
Utah Mulls Allowing 80-MPH Speed Limits in Some Areas
State transportation officials in Utah said Monday they will first conduct an analysis of speed-related crash data before deciding whether to increase the speed limit to 80-mph on three stretches of rural Interstates.
April 2, 2013Government
FMCSA Shuts Ga. Carrier for Not Cooperating With Investigators
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ordered Atlanta-based Southern Transportation Inc. to stop operating, using new authority that allows the agency to shut down carriers that refuse to release safety records to investigators.
April 2, 2013GovernmentBusiness
Obama Touts Infrastructure Spending During Visit to Port of Miami
President Obama promoted the benefits of infrastructure spending during a visit to the Port of Miami, pushing for more money in a plan he said would attract private money for roads, bridges and other transportation projects, the Associated Press reported.
April 1, 2013PerspectiveGovernment
Opinion: Safety, Litigation and CSA Data
 Despite what may be a less than favorable public image, virtually every significant truck safety innovation over the past 30 years originated within the trucking industry.
April 1, 2013Government
FMCSA Tries to Ease Industry’s Fears of CSA With Seminar at Mid-America Trucking Show
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An official with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration came to the Mid-America Trucking Show to help disprove what he called common myths about the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.
April 1, 2013GovernmentFuel
EPA Proposes New Gasoline Rule
The Environmental Protection Agency Friday unveiled a proposal for a new regulation aimed at reducing the content of sulfur and other smog-forming compounds in gasoline.
March 29, 2013BusinessGovernment
Consumer Confidence Rises to Four-Month High
Consumer confidence increased in March to a four-month high, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
March 29, 2013Government
ATRI Surveying Truckers on CSA
The American Transportation Research Institute is asking commercial truck drivers for their input on the effects of the federal government’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.
March 28, 2013Government
Fourth-Quarter GDP Revised Up to 0.4%
The U.S. economy grew at a 0.4% annual rate in the fourth quarter, a higher rate than previously estimated, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
March 28, 2013