Next year the Washington State Department of Transportation expects gas-tax revenues to rise by 0.9%. It expects its construction costs to increase by 2.6%.
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Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Trucks, Planes and Tankers Putting Houston Back in Business After Hurricane Harvey
Houston’s roads, skies and waterways saw increased traffic Sept. 5 as some of the city’s biggest industries continued a slow march toward business as usual.
September 6, 2017Robots Intended to Reduce Cost of ‘Last-Mile’ Deliveries
Robby Technologies is one of three companies that have reached out to the city of Mountain View, Calif., for permission to test robots there.
September 5, 2017Commerce Department: Autonomous Vehicle Technology Will Create Winners and Losers in Transport Industries
Workers in the trucking and other industries that move people and goods could find themselves squeezed out of those jobs by the rise of self-driving trucks.
September 5, 2017Highway From Mexico to Canada Looks for Traction
It’s only a modest 2.5 miles of a long-term plan to better connect Las Vegas and Phoenix — the two largest cities in the U.S. not currently linked by an interstate — and a longer-term dream to link Mexico, the U.S and Canada.
September 5, 2017Houston Port Ready to Ease Shipping Backlog After Hurricane Harvey
More ships sailed into the Houston Ship Channel on Sept. 1 in what will be a parade of vessels laden with crude oil, consumer goods and cruise passengers that have been unable to dock in a region devastated by Hurricane Harvey.
September 5, 2017Record-Breaking Cargo Ship to Call on Savannah Port
Savannah is about to get another visit from another record-breaking cargo ship.
August 31, 2017Electric Trucks Will Help ‘Kill Dirty Diesel,’ California Lawmakers Say
Parked east of the California Capitol steps was a long line of vehicles as clean as they were large, including a yellow school bus, a UPS delivery truck and an AC Transit bus — all with electric or hybrid motors.
August 30, 2017Scarce Truck Parking Has Atlanta Looking for Solutions
Not nearly enough parking exists in metro Atlanta for truckers who must comply with federal rules that limit how many hours they can drive – a shortage that’s about to get worse, thanks to new enforcement procedures
August 30, 2017Port of Corpus Christi Remains Closed After Drilling Ship Breaks From Dock, Sinks Tugboat
The Port of Corpus Christi remains closed after an oil drilling ship broke from its mooring Aug. 26, sank a tugboat and beached in the ship channel’s entrance to the Gulf of Mexico.
August 29, 2017