Reminding lawmakers about the urgent need to rebuild the country's aging transportation network, former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) told a key Senate panel on Jan. 29 that they need to raise fuel taxes.
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Jacoby Named Trala CEO
Jake Jacoby has been named CEO of the Truck Renting and Leasing Association, the group’s executive committee announced last week.
January 29, 2015Obama’s Budget Request Includes Freight Grant Program, Foxx Says
WASHINGTON — President Obama's upcoming budget request for the Department of Transportation will include parts of the four-year, $302 billion transportation plan the administration unveiled last year, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told lawmakers.
January 30, 2015Sens. Boxer, Paul Team Up to Boost Highway Trust Fund
Sen. Barbara Boxer of California, the top Democrat on the transportation policy-writing Environment and Public Works Committee, announced on Jan. 29 she has teamed up with Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul on legislation that would use revenue from repatriation to pay for highway construction.
January 29, 2015Senate Approves Keystone XL Pipeline
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate passed a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline Jan. 29, setting up a conflict with President Barack Obama, who has promised a veto.
January 29, 2015Foxx: States to Delay Highway Projects Without Congressional Action on Transportation
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Tennessee and other states are delaying major construction projects relevant to the trucking sector because they are unsure long-term federal backing will be there to help finance their plans.
January 28, 2015TT Archives: U.S. to Reduce Dependence on Foreign Oil
This headline in the Jan. 20, 1975 edition of Transport Topics reflects one of many steps taken by the United States to reduce the country’s dependence on foreign oil following the Arab oil embargo in 1973.
February 2, 2015Fierce Snowstorm Still Stalling Freight in New England; N.Y., N.J. Open Roads
New York and New Jersey have reopened their roads, but freight traffic was stalled in upper New England as snow continued to fall farther north in Massachusetts and Maine and trucks were forced to layover in states to the south and west.
January 27, 2015TSE Changes Name to Redwood Logistics
Transportation Solutions Enterprises, a Chicago-based company that provides a variety of transportation services, has changed its name to Redwood Logistics.
January 27, 2015Keystone Backers Expect Passage This Week
The U.S. Senate is on track to pass legislation to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline by the end of the week, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said.
January 27, 2015