Consumer confidence declined in April, the New York-based Conference Board said.
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Trucking Moves America Forward Campaign Raises $500,000
The industry image campaign, Trucking Moves America Forward, said it has raised upward of $500,000, more than halfway to its annual goal of a million dollars.
April 29, 2014ATA Presses Obama on Long-Term Funding for Roads, Bridges
Trucking industry leaders have called on the Obama administration to unveil a transportation plan that focuses on long-term, user-fee solutions for the Highway Trust Fund, not quick fixes.
April 28, 2014Report Calls 63,000 U.S. Bridges ‘Structurally Deficient’
A new report by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association found that more than 63,000 bridges around the country — about 10% — are “structurally deficient.”
April 25, 2014Editorial: Studying HOS
A memo from the American Transportation Research Institute last week questioning the government’s perceived safety benefits of the hours-of-service rule change likely did not surprise many in trucking.
April 28, 2014Congress Returns to Work; Road-Fund Pressure Mounts
Lawmakers are scheduled to return to Capitol Hill on April 28 for just 43 days before their extended summer recess, giving them a short window to approve a long-term, comprehensive transportation funding bill.
April 28, 2014House Panel Sets Public-Private Partnership Roundtable for April 30
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Panel on Public-Private Partnerships has set an April 30 roundtable hearing to examine how states have applied “P3” set ups to fund infrastructure projects.
April 25, 2014Preliminary NTSB Report Outlines Events in FedEx Calif. Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report April 25 confirming the sequence of events in the fatal crash involving a FedEx Freight truck and a bus in Orland, Calif., earlier this month.
April 25, 2014CARB Extends Emissions Deadline for Some Small Fleets
The California Air Quality Resources Board voted April 25 to extend the deadline for independent truckers and small fleets to comply with new state emissions rules.
April 25, 2014Former DOT Chiefs Peters, Mineta to Unveil P3 Study Next Week
Former transportation secretaries Mary Peters and Norman Mineta will headline the release of the Eno Center for Transportation’s study examining the role of public-private partnerships to pay for infrastructure projects.
April 23, 2014