In an often-passionate debate, advocates squared off March 14 in Connecticut for more than five hours in the long-running battle for electronic highway tolls that has split the legislature.
March 16, 2018Logistics News
For the commercial transportation business, moving things from point A to point B is job one. This coverage explores all of those movements at a global level and focuses on everything from global trade, ocean shipping, and port activity to intermodal business, rail operations and the greater supply chain.
Supporters and Opponents Clash Over Adding Tolls to Connecticut Highways
Indiana Airport Mulls Expansion Into International Freight
Could the airport in South Bend, Ind., be transformed into a rail-to-air freight hub for international shipping companies that would create hundreds of jobs?
March 16, 2018Congress Struggles to Identify Funding for Trump’s Infrastructure Plan
Congress did not come any closer to resolving key funding questions about President Donald Trump’s $1.5 trillion infrastructure proposal, even after five Cabinet secretaries testified before a Senate panel on March 14.
March 15, 2018Trudeau Dodged Steel Tariffs. Now He’s Trying to Save NAFTA
Donald Trump is already taking up a lot of Justin Trudeau’s bandwidth. Steel tariffs sent it to another level.
March 15, 2018‘Rapid-Fire’ E-Commerce Demands Better Neighborhood Roads, C.H. Robinson Exec Says
The prevalence of e-commerce will intensify the need for good neighborhood roads in addition to well-fortified interstates, according to an executive with third-party logistics provider C.H. Robinson.
March 15, 2018‘Outrageous Overcharging’ on the Rise for Towing Crashed Trucks, ATA Survey Shows
Reports of “outrageous overcharging” for non-consensual towing of damaged heavy-duty trucks and trailers removed from crash scenes are on the rise in some states, according to a recent survey by American Trucking Associations.
March 15, 2018Key Departures at the White House Raise the Risk of a Trade War
President Donald Trump’s push for import tariffs and the recent White House personnel upheaval increase the chance of a global trade war — and traders need to stay alert, because the end result could be the reappearance of inflation, according to at least one market analyst.
March 14, 2018Michigan County Plagued by Potholes Waits for Trump to Deliver on Infrastructure
FRASER, Mich. — Warnings begin as soon as you arrive. Beware of the potholes. They’re everywhere in this Michigan city near Detroit, rattling travelers’ teeth and popping tires, making for a lunar-like obstacle course.
March 14, 2018Trump to Promote Infrastructure Plan as Lawmakers Seek Funding
The White House says Donald Trump will campaign to pass legislation this year to upgrade roads, bridges and other public works, as members of Congress from both parties say it will only happen with a push from the president.
March 14, 2018TIGER Grants Address Freight Movement, Bridge Rehabilitation
Projects that will address truck movement are included in the most recent round of Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grants.
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