Maryland’s Senate passed a bill to increase the state’s taxes on diesel and gasoline and tie them to inflation to pay for transportation projects, sending the measure to Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) for his expected signature.
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Consumer Confidence Rises to Four-Month High
Consumer confidence increased in March to a four-month high, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
March 29, 2013Nafta Surface Trade Rises 2.9% in January
Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico rose 2.9% in January from the same month a year earlier, the Department of Transportation said Wednesday.
March 27, 2013N.C. DOT Supports Eliminating 3 Toll-Road Mandates
The North Carolina Department of Transportation supports a bill removing a mandate to build three toll-road projects, the Associated Press reported.
March 27, 2013New ϳԹ Sales Fall 4.6% in February
New home sales fell 4.6% in February, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
March 26, 2013FMCSA Reverses Skills Test Rule for Truck Driving Schools
The rule prohibiting truck driving schools from skill-testing their own students has been reversed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, American Trucking Associations said Tuesday.
March 26, 2013FMCSA Holding to July 1 HOS Date, Ferro Says
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Despite receiving requests from a bipartisan group of seven lawmakers in transportation oversight roles, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will not delay the July 1 effective date of the latest changes to its hours-of-service rule, FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro said here Friday.
March 26, 2013Idaho Ok’s Bills to Protect Truckers, Allow 129,000 lbs. on State Routes
Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter (R) has signed two bills on critical issues for the trucking industry: protecting them against unfair shipping contracts and making permanent a 129,000-pound weight limit for trucks on 35 state routes.
March 26, 2013Va. Governor Signs Transportation Bill to Alter Fuel Tax, End I-95 Toll Plan
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) has signed a transportation bill that ends the 17.5-cent-per-gallon tax on diesel and gasoline, imposes taxes on wholesale fuel sales and prohibits tolls on Interstate 95 without legislative approval.
March 26, 2013Nafta Surface Trade Rose 6.2% Last Year
Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico rose 6.2% last year compared with 2011, the Department of Transportation said Thursday.
March 21, 2013