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First-Quarter GDP Rose at 2.5% Annual Rate

The U.S. economy grew at a 2.5% annual rate in the first quarter, the Commerce Department reported Friday.

April 26, 2013

Editorial: Easy as Pie

Why is this so hard? Raising federal fuel taxes is the quickest, easiest and most efficient solution available to the U.S. government to pay for the nation’s critical infrastructure needs.

April 29, 2013

House Panel Urged to Boost Fuel Taxes to Pay for Vital Infrastructure Projects

WASHINGTON — Top executives with two of the nation’s largest trucking companies urged Congress to raise the federal fuel tax in order to fund infrastructure projects that benefit freight.

April 29, 2013

Court Backs Cross-Border Trucking Plan

A federal appeals court has upheld the U.S. government’s cross-border Mexico trucking plan, rejecting challenges brought by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and the Teamsters union.

April 29, 2013

FMCSA Shuts Four Kansas Trucking Companies

Federal officials said Thursday they have shut down four Kansas trucking companies, alleging that three of them are reincarnations of the fourth and that they were created to avoid financial penalties and an out-of-service order.

April 25, 2013

Congress Needs to Do More to Address Freight Transportation, Trucking Executive Tells House Committee

A trucking executive told a House committee Wednesday that Congress needs to address the needs of the trucking industry by dedicating real funding to addressing freight transportation needs and by improving the efficiency and productivity of the industry.

April 24, 2013

DOT to Issue $474 Million in TIGER Grants for Innovative Transportation Programs

The U.S. Department of Transportation is making $474 million available for a competitive grant program and is asking for applications from state and local agencies who want to use the money.

April 23, 2013

NHTSA Pushes to Limit Distractions from Electronics in Cars

The federal government issued guidelines Tuesday to encourage automakers to limit the potential for driver distractions from electronic systems built into passenger cars, including those that connect to cellphones and the Internet.

April 23, 2013

Vermont Eyes Higher Diesel Tax

Vermont’s Senate cut back on a planned gasoline tax increase passed by the House, but proposed raising the state’s diesel tax, the Associated Press reported.

April 22, 2013

Pa. Funding Plan Would Raise $2.5 Billion for Transportation

A transportation funding proposal unveiled by Pennsylvania lawmakers last week would raise $2.5 billion by changing how the state collects transportation money, including eliminating the cap on the state’s wholesale fuel tax.

April 22, 2013