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Missouri Lawmakers Send 10¢ Gas Tax Proposal to November Ballot

Missouri voters will have the opportunity in November to vote on a tax increase that would fund road and bridge projects across the state.

May 24, 2018

Illinois Town, Love’s Reach $750,000 Development Agreement

The Decatur City Council on May 21 unanimously approved a first-of-its-kind development agreement for a new Love’s Travel Stop & Country Store.

May 22, 2018

Wi-Fi in the Road? Kansas City Start-Up Developing ‘Smart’ Pavement

Self-driving cars have captured the limelight when it comes to how you’ll get around in the future, but one Kansas City technology start-up is looking at the road itself.

May 21, 2018

Drone Deliveries Ready to Soar in Japan, but Issues Linger

Amazon.com wowed the world in 2013 with a video purporting to show what the future of the delivery industry would look like. But are we any closer to that now? The answer seems to be no — at least in Japan.

May 21, 2018

Georgia Technical College Unveils Transportation Academy

During a recent forum focusing on the region’s workforce, Southern Ag Carriers President Hugh Nall lamented that finding qualified CDL drivers was a difficult task for the company.

May 18, 2018

Planning Board Wants Virginia to Study Tax Based on Miles Driven

With the rise of electric and other fuel-efficient vehicles, the state Virginia association of metropolitan planners is asking state Secretary of Transportation Shannon Valentine to take a look at a new way to pay for roads.

May 18, 2018

Millions Spent to Clean Up California’s Diesel Trucks, but Is It Enough?

This spring, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded nearly $6.4 million to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District to replace older diesel trucks for those that run nearly 90% cleaner, and older farm tractors for those that meet the latest emissions standards.

May 16, 2018

Union Dispute Leaves Some Freighters Stuck at Port of Toledo

A long-simmering labor dispute between a local longshoremen’s union and a Port of Toledo stevedore has led to three ocean freighters being waylaid at the Port of Toledo docks and a fourth boat being turned away — potentially costing the terminal tens of thousands of dollars a day in lost work.

May 15, 2018

Teamsters, Philadelphia Coke Distributor Agree to New 5-Year Contract

The 600 members of Teamsters Local 830 agreed May 12 to a new five-year contract with Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages, ending the threat of a strike, the company said.

May 14, 2018