Managing large sets of freight data effectively improves officials’ ability to make roadways safer, improving the distribution of goods around the country, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx will tell data experts when they meet for an annual conference in Arlington, Virginia, June 3.
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Calif. Approves Plan for Trucks to be Electric Powered by 2050
California environmental regulators have approved an update to the state’s long-term greenhouse-gas emissions plan that calls on the trucking industry to transition from diesel to mostly electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2050.
May 27, 2014Michigan Transport Plan to Swap Per-Gallon Fuel Levy With Wholesale Tax
Michigan lawmakers last week continued to wrestle with a transportation funding plan that would replace the state’s per-gallon tax on gasoline and diesel with a wholesale sales tax on fuel.
May 23, 2014Low Interest by Mexican Truckers Threatens Plan to Open Border
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The cross-border trucking pilot program has had so little participation that federal regulators may not be able to determine if Mexican carriers are as safe as U.S. carriers, several members of an advisory panel said here last week.
May 26, 2014Sales of Existing ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøs Rise for First Time in Four Months
Sales of previously owned homes rose in April for the first time in four months as the weather warmed, price increases slowed and more properties were put on the market.
May 22, 2014ATA Asks FMCSA for Waiting Time Exemption at Extraction Sites
American Trucking Associations has asked federal regulators to exempt truck drivers servicing oil and natural gas extraction sites from including wait time at the sites from their calculations of on-duty time.
May 23, 2014Congress Sends White House Bill To Boost Ports
The Senate on May 22 easily passed a long-awaited water policy bill that would allow dredging at ports around the country ahead of the widening of the Panama Canal.
May 22, 2014New Hampshire Gas Tax Increase Signed Into Law
The tax on diesel and gas in New Hampshire will increase by 4 cents starting July 1, after Gov. Maggie Hassan signed off on a transportation funding bill May 21.
May 21, 2014House Panel Approves $52B Transportation, Housing Funding Bill
The full House will take up a $52 billion spending bill that would fund transportation and housing programs in fiscal 2015 as early as this month.
May 21, 2014Shuster Among GOP Primary Election Winners
The chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), has defeated primary election challengers, including one backed by conservatives and the Tea Party.
May 21, 2014