The freight train derailment on the Newburgh and New Windsor waterfront March 7 was just one of several making news across the country during the week of March 13.
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Interstate Acquires American Red Ball World Wide Movers
Interstate Group Holdings, the Springfield, Virginia-based parent of Interstate Van Lines, has acquired Indianapolis-based American Red Ball World Wide Movers, one of the oldest movers of household goods in the United States.
March 14, 2017Editorial: An End for a Rule That Didn’t Work
The great detective knew the game was afoot when he learned of the dog that didn’t bark.
March 13, 2017Engineers Give D+ Grade to US Infrastructure — Again
WASHINGTON — The country’s infrastructure again received a near-failing grade from the American Society of Civil Engineers, highlighting a lack of improvement four years after the group’s last assessment.
March 13, 2017Editorial: Week Spent Looking to the Future
Conference halls from coast to coast were teeming with talk of transportation last week, with no shortage of prognostications from industry leaders about what the future holds.
March 6, 2017Opinion: Virginia Increases Availability of TWICs at DMVs
As reported in Transport Topics in early December 2016, (12-12, pp. 4, 43) American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear told a roundtable of lawmakers at a Senate hearing in Washington, D.C., that the Transportation Worker Identification Credential, or TWIC, represents the future of secure transportation.
March 6, 2017Consumer Comfort Hits 10-Year High on Economic Outlook
Consumer comfort rose to an almost 10-year high in the final week of February on increased optimism about the U.S. economy and more favorable views about personal finances and the buying climate, the weekly Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index showed March 2.
March 2, 2017Sen. Fischer Touts Her Infrastructure Bill at AASHTO
Nebraska Republican Sen. Deb Fischer called on state transportation directors to consider the legislation she recently introduced that would transfer funds into the Highway Trust Fund.
March 2, 2017Letters: Entry-Level Driver Training; Accident Reporting
This week's letters present thoughts on the entry-level driver-training proposal and on sharing accident data.
February 27, 2017Maverick’s Vaughn Named Transport Topics’ First Recruiter of the Year
NASHVILLE — Brad Vaughn, vice president of recruiting for Maverick Transportation of North Little Rock, Arkansas, was named the winner of Transport Topics’ first Recruiter of the Year award as the Recruitment and Retention Conference concluded here on Feb. 24.
February 24, 2017