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.
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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, 2015House 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, 2015Keystone Pipeline Hits Senate Snag over Amendments
Legislation to approvethe Keystone XL oil pipeline stalled in the U.S. Senate on Jan. 26 as Democrats raised objections about the number of amendments theyve been allowed to offer.
January 26, 2015Trucking 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, 2015Secretary Foxxs 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, 20152014 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, 2015Diesel 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, 2015Fleet Failures at Record Low as Rates Rise, Fuel Declines
Fleet failures plummeted to an all-time low in the fourth quarter as higher rates and lower fuel prices pumped cash into the fleets that were in danger of failing, a new report said.
January 26, 2015Opinion: Driver Shortage Can Be History by 2020
Walter OBrien has the fourth-highest IQ ever recorded, and I recently had the chance to meet him at an entrepreneurial event on the campus of the University of California, San Diego.
January 26, 2015