Rural communities are confronting the same infrastructure challenges as America’s larger cities, suffering with dilapidated roads and bridges, a report from a nonprofit transportation research group found.
May 25, 2015Business, Safety, Government
Amtrak Crash Sparks Further Debate About Infrastructure Funding Shortfall
WASHINGTON — President Obama and congressional Democrats said the deadly derailment of an Amtrak train in Philadelphia is a reminder that Congress should focus on restoring the country’s aging infrastructure.
May 25, 2015Business, Safety, Government
Roads, Bridges in Rural Areas Suffering From Same Woes as Cities, Group Reports
Government, Business, Safety
Rep. Nancy Pelosi Blasts House GOP on Highway Trust Fund
As the Senate prepares to vote on a House-passed two-month transportation funding extension as early as May 21, on the other side of the Capitol, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) criticized Republican leaders for not taking a closer look at the Highway Trust Fund.
May 21, 2015Business, Safety, Government
Rural America Needs Road, Bridge Overhaul, Report Says
Rural American communities also have transportation needs and suffer from dilapidated roads and bridges, says a report from TRIP, a nonprofit transportation research group.
May 19, 2015Government, Business, Safety
Rep. Peter DeFazio Introduces Grow America Act
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), the chamber’s top Democrat on the transportation policy panel, introduced President Obama’s transportation plan as legislation on the same day the House voted on a two-month funding patch for highway programs.
May 19, 2015Business, Safety, Government
Congress Considers 2-Month Funding Patch
The Senate was expected to consider a House-passed two-month transportation funding extension after Transport Topics went to press last week.
May 18, 2015Business, Safety, Government
Trust Fund Extensions Pitched; Proposals Clash Over Length
WASHINGTON — The top Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works panel unveiled legislation May 14 that would extend surface transportation authorization into July, even as House GOP leaders say they soon will offer an extension through December.
May 18, 2015Business, Government, Safety, Technology, Autonomous
Daimler’s Bernhard Wants Governments to Speed Approval of Self-Driving Trucks
Speaking at the Hoover Dam in Nevada just prior to formally introducing the Freightliner Inspiration autonomous-driving truck, Wolfgang Bernhard, head of Daimler’s global truck and bus unit, said “whoever has the regulatory framework in place” will be the first to get autonomous vehicles.
May 18, 2015Business, Government, Safety
Reefer Manufacturers Seek Delay in Adoption of New EPA Proposal
Manufacturers of refrigerated trailers and trailer refrigeration units are seeking a delay in adoption of a new federal regulation that could have a profound effect on the equipment used by reefer fleets.
May 18, 2015Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous
ATRI, Minnesota Trucking Assn. Plan Study on Safety Records of Younger Truck Drivers
The American Transportation Research Institute and the Minnesota Trucking Association are joining forces to conduct a pilot project that will compare the records of young drivers with those of more experienced drivers.
May 18, 2015