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Nev. DOT Hires Consultant for Freight Plan; State Sees Logistics as Economic Development Tool

Nevada’s Department of Transportation commissioned consulting firm Michael Gallis & Associates to prepare a freight plan that could help the state enlarge and diversify its economy.

January 27, 2015

Sen. Sanders Introduces $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, is proposing legislation that would authorize $1 trillion in spending over the next five years to fund transportation projects around the country.

January 27, 2015

Improvements to Trucking, Freight Corridors a Top Priority This Year, Shuster Says

Rep. Bill Shuster, the top transportation policy writer in the House, said modernizing freight corridors to help trucks and other modes of transportation improve the way they deliver goods will be a main focus of his committee this year.

January 27, 2015

Key Senate Subcommittee to Examine Transportation Connectivity

An influential Senate panel that oversees truck safety issues is scheduled to meet Jan. 29 to gather input from industry leaders about ways to improve transportation connectivity around the country.

January 26, 2015

House Speaker: Fund Highway Bill through Tax Reform

During a Jan. 25 broadcast of CBS’ “60 Minutes,” House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said the GOP-led Congress would be able to work with the Obama White House to advance a multiyear highway bill that modernizes aging infrastructure critical to the trucking sector.

January 26, 2015

Keystone Pipeline Hits Senate Snag over Amendments

Legislation to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline stalled in the U.S. Senate on Jan. 26 as Democrats raised objections about the number of amendments they’ve been allowed to offer.

January 26, 2015

Trucking Industry to Congress: Raise Fuel Taxes

American Trucking Associations is calling on members of the 114th Congress to approve an increase of federal fuel taxes to fund infrastructure programs under a long-term highway bill this year.

January 26, 2015

Secretary Foxx’s Advice to Mayors: Get to Know Your Member of Congress

WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told mayors from around the country that if they are looking to advance public works projects in their municipalities that help trucking and other sectors they need the support from their members of Congress.

January 23, 2015

2014 Volumes Up at Three Calif. Ports Despite Delays Linked to Contract Talks

Cargo volumes and freight shipments through California ports, particularly the three largest on the West Coast, continued to climb last year despite delays and congestion linked to regional labor contract talks, the latest industry statistics showed.

January 26, 2015

Diesel Average Falls Below $3 for First Time Since Sept. 2010

For the first time since September 2010, the national retail average price for a gallon of diesel fuel is below $3 a gallon, which means trucking executives are both spending less money and pulling in less revenue as fuel surcharge receipts dwindle.

January 26, 2015