The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee offered a draft proposal June 24 that would increase a tax on heavy trucks as a means of keeping the federal highway account solvent through the end of the year.
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P3 Panel Chairman Encourages Private Assistance for Infrastructure Projects
The head of a special House panel on public-private partnerships indicated earlier this month his intent to push his congressional transportation colleagues to support programs that augment the role of banks and private firms to support certain infrastructure projects.
June 25, 2014Consumer Confidence Index Rises in June
The Conference Board’s index of U.S. consumer confidence increased to 85.2 in June from 82.2 a month earlier, the New York-based private research group said.
June 24, 2014Washington Opens Additional Lane on Road Destroyed by Mudslide
A second lane has been opened on Washington’s Route 530, the timber highway buried by a mudslide in March that killed 42 people.
June 25, 2014Rep. Delaney to Promote Infrastructure Bill At Press Club June 26
Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.) will have a chance to promote his legislation that establishes a $50 billion infrastructure fund to boost highway projects when he appears at the National Press Club June 26.
June 24, 2014Sen. Corker: Wyden's Trust Fund Plan a 'Complete Sham'
The Senate Republican co-sponsoring a proposal to raise the national tax on motor fuels called a bill that would provide a short-term boost for a cash-strapped federal highway account a “complete sham,” signaling the lack of GOP support for the legislation ahead of its June 26 committee consideration.
June 25, 2014FMCSA Takes Minnesota Bus Company Off the Road For Safety Violations
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has put a Lakeville, Minnesota, bus company out of service for safety violations ranging from equipment deficiencies to hours-of- service compliance and record keeping.
June 24, 2014Eaton to Pay Meritor $500 Million to Settle Antitrust Suit
Component makers Meritor Inc. and Eaton Corp. announced June 23 that Eaton will pay $500 million to a Meritor joint-venture unit to resolve a 2006 antitrust lawsuit.
June 23, 2014House GOP Leader McCarthy Opposes Gas Tax Increase
Incoming House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said on June 22 he wouldn’t support increasing the federal tax as a legislative solution for shoring up a federal highway account that funds highway programs at the state level.
June 23, 2014Procedural Clash on Senate Floor Halts Debate on HOS Restart
Debate in the Senate on an amendment that would have blocked a one-year suspension of the hours-of-service restart changes was halted June 19, and it is not clear when the amendment will be reconsidered.
June 23, 2014