WASHINGTON — The head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said the agency continues to move forward on a number of mandates included in last year’s highway funding law.
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House Approves $50 Billion in Sandy Aid
The House has approved a $50.5 billion spending bill for the Northeast areas hit by Superstorm Sandy, the Associated Press reported.
January 16, 2013
TT's Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore unpack the trends, surprises and shake-ups that define this year's Top 100 for-hire carriers..
AASHTO Backs $50 Billion in Transportation Infrastructure Bonds
The head of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials said Wednesday that Congress should pass legislation for a $50 billion bond program to fund needed transportation projects.
January 16, 2013Mass. Weighs Tax Options as Part of Transportation Funding Plans
Massachusetts would have to increase its gasoline and diesel tax to 51 cents from 21 cents a gallon in order to erase long-standing transportation deficits and meet annual transit and highway needs, according to a report released Monday by the state’s Department of Transportation.
January 15, 2013Business Inventories Rise 0.3% for Second Month
Business inventories rose 0.3% in November, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
January 15, 2013Report Says More U.S. Infrastructure Spending Would Boost Jobs, Economy
Increasing annual U.S. infrastructure spending by $157 billion in the next eight years would save $3.1 trillion in gross domestic product, $1.1 trillion in trade and 3.5 million jobs, according to a new report.
January 15, 2013BTS Releases Pocket Guide to Transportation
The U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics said it has released its 2013 Pocket Guide to Transportation.
January 15, 2013Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Rockefeller to Retire in 2014
Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), chairman of the powerful Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, announced Friday that he will not seek reelection in 2014 after serving five terms in the U.S. Senate.
January 11, 2013U.S. Trade Deficit Expands 15.8% in November
The U.S. trade deficit increased by 15.8% in November, the Commerce Department said Friday.
January 11, 2013Letters: EOBR ‘Opinion,’ CSA Scores, HOS Rules
Both ATA and TCA support mandating devices that simply record hours-of-service status, but they do not support requiring fleets to purchase multifunction fleet management systems, which typically cost far more.
January 11, 2013