WASHINGTON — Stronger commercial truck safety is one of the new issues on the Most Wanted List of policies and actions issued by the National Transportation Safety Board.
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Oregon Congressman to Again Propose Higher Fuel Taxes to Pay for Roads
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, said he will reintroduce the bill he put forth last year to increase fuel taxes to pay for the nation’s road needs.
January 16, 2015Boxer: Act on Long-Term Highway Bill Immediately
Less than a week after she announced she would not seek another term in the Senate, California Democrat Barbara Boxer urged GOP leaders to turn their attention to funding the country’s aging transportation system.
January 15, 2015TT Archives: U.S. Department of Transportation Starts
Pictured in this issue of Transport Topics, DOT’s first secretary, Alan S. Boyd, celebrated the department's first official day of operation on April 1, 1967, by riding in the hot air balloon “Golden Bear” with balloonist Don Piccard.
January 19, 2015Freight Transportation Index Rises to Record Level for Second Month
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index rose to an all-time high for the second consecutive month in November, DOT said Jan. 14.
January 14, 2015Rep. Huffman Pushes Bill to Replace Gas Tax
Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) this week introduced a bill that would replace the diesel and gas tax with a carbon tax, the latest congressional proposal aimed at boosting transportation dollars ahead of the reauthorization of a major highway law this spring.
January 14, 2015Driver Shortage, Truck Parking in New Resiliency Definition
WASHINGTON — Transportation officials have expanded the scope of their resiliency planning beyond infrastructure to such issues as how to make trucking more adaptable to driver shortages and inadequate truck parking, said a top official at the Federal Highway Administration.
January 14, 2015Democrats Announce T&I Committee Members
Peter DeFazio of Oregon, ranking Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, has announced the Democrats who will serve on T&I in the new Congress.
January 14, 2015Economy Expands as Driver Shortage Continues to Constrain Capacity, Fed Says
The national economy continued to expand from late November to early January as regions reported capacity constraints from a lack of drivers, the Federal Reserve said.
January 14, 2015FMCSA to Award Contract for HOS Study This Month, Senior Official
WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration plans to name a research firm later this month that would conduct its yearlong review of a new hours-of-service rule suspended through the end of September, a senior agency official said Jan. 13.
January 13, 2015