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New Century’s Shutdown Leaves Workers Scrambling

New Century Transportation Inc., which reported $267 million in revenue last year but was plagued by funding problems, abruptly shut down and filed for bankruptcy last week, leaving nearly 1,600 workers scrambling to find new jobs.

June 16, 2014

Newton Promoted by Arkansas Trucking Association

The Arkansas Trucking Association said June 11 it has promoted Shannon Newton to be its new president.

June 12, 2014

D.C. Delegate Introduces Obama’s Transportation Bill

A Republican congressman and the nonvoting Democratic delegate from the District of Columbia have teamed up to introduce a bill in the House that incorporates President Obama’s $302 billion transportation funding plan to be paid for with corporate tax reform.

June 12, 2014

Chicago Planning Agency Proposes Freight Fund for Infrastructure

The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning unveiled a report that suggests creating a special metropolitan freight fund to pay for freight-related infrastructure improvements.

June 12, 2014

Feinstein Emboldened by Wal-Mart Crash to Fight HOS Suspension Provision

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said she would “continue to fight” provisions in a fiscal 2015 transportation funding bill that would suspend for one year changes to the hours-of-service restart provision implemented last year by federal truck safety regulators.

June 11, 2014

DeFazio Introduces Bill to Replace Gas Tax with Barrel Tax on Oil

WASHINGTON — Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) has introduced a bill to replace the gasoline tax with a barrel tax on oil, eliminate the sales tax on truck tires, and index the diesel tax to inflation.

June 12, 2014

Key Senator To Support Short-Term Highway Trust Fund Fix

At a hearing considering the nominations of two senior Department of Transportation officials June 11, Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) said he would support a short-term legislative fix prior to the August congressional recess that would shore up a depleted federal highway account.

June 11, 2014

NTSB: I-5 Bridge Collapse Driver Complied With HOS Rules

A review of a logbook kept by the truck driver who struck a bridge in Washington state in 2013 found no violations of federal hours-of-service rules, according to documents released June 11 by federal transportation safety investigators.

June 11, 2014

Obama Signs Water Bill To Boost Ports

President Obama on June 10 signed a water policy bill into law that allows dredging at ports throughout the country, ahead of the expansion of the Panama Canal.

June 10, 2014