SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Jerry Brown and top Democratic lawmakers on March 29 announced a major deal aimed at repairing California’s crumbling roads and bridges by raising fuel taxes, hiking vehicle registration fees and for the first time charging electric car owners a yearly fee.
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Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore dive into the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest logistics companies. They address trade challenges, mergers, sector trends and more.
Indiana Senate Committee Votes to Phase in Gas Tax Increase
An Indiana Senate committee March 28 pushed through plans to raise the gas tax by 10 cents and open Indiana interstates to tolling.
March 29, 2017Samsung Builds World's Largest Containership
South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries set a new world record by completing the world’s largest containership, SHI and customer Mitsui OSK Lines said.
March 28, 2017Transportation Advocates to Trump: Where's the Money?
One of President Trump's most popular promises has been his oft-repeated pledge to spend $1 trillion in infrastructure improvements.
March 28, 2017Penske Logistics Replaces XPO as Operator of Contentious Missouri Warehouse
Schnuck Markets Inc. has hired Penske Logistics as the new operator of its NorthPark distribution center in Kinloch, Missouri, the Midwestern grocery chain said March 24.
March 27, 2017UPS Seeks Tax Incentives for Texas Shipping Hub
UPS Inc. is seeking tax incentives to create a regional shipping hub with up to 1,400 jobs in an industrial warehouse district in southeast Arlington, Texas.
March 27, 2017Bridgestone Settles 2015 Lawsuit Filed by Truck Driver After Fatal Crash
A truck driver who filed a lawsuit against Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations in the U.S. District Court of Wyoming settled with the company out of court earlier this month, right before trial.
March 27, 2017Detroit Truck Driver: I Almost Froze to Death, and Neil Gorsuch Didn’t Care
Curled up on a bunk in his broken-down truck, waiting three hours for help in subzero temperatures, Detroiter Alphonse Maddin feared death was near.
March 27, 2017Trucking IPO Will Net Schneider Family $230 Million
Members of the Schneider family will get about $230 million from the sale of stock in the Green Bay, Wisconsin, trucking company that bears their name, a document filed March 24 with securities regulators shows.
March 27, 2017Large Trucks Banned From Loving Roads in New Mexico
Oil and gas companies have created little pushback since Loving, New Mexico, passed an ordinance in 2016 barring large trucks from using their town as a bypass to the highway.
March 24, 2017