President Obama unveiled a $3.7 trillion budget Monday that includes funding for a $50 billion “infrastructure bank” aimed at triggering private investment for some projects, Bloomberg reported.
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Obama Proposes 48% Increase in Road Spending Over 6 Years
President Barack Obama’s transportation reauthorization proposal would increase spending on roads and bridges over the next six years to $336 billion, a 48% increase over the $227 billion in the previous federal reauthorization package.
February 21, 2011
TT's Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore unpack the trends, surprises and shake-ups that define this year's Top 100 for-hire carriers..
Trucking Blasts HOS Plan
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Transportation Department’s new proposed hours-of-service rule is too complex, rigid, and would reduce the productivity of motor carriers, while making highways no safer, trucking industry and trade association executives and truck drivers told federal regulators last week.
February 21, 2011ATA, Port of L.A. File Final Court Briefs Over Use of Owner-Operators
American Trucking Associations and the Port of Los Angeles have completed filing written legal arguments over the port’s attempted ban on independent owner-operators.
February 18, 2011Letters: CSA, Help in a Blizzard,Top 11 Lacking?
I don’t understand how the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program got going without all the pitfalls being known ahead of time.
February 21, 2011Leading Economic Indicators Rise for Seventh Month
An index of leading economic indicators rose in January for the seventh straight monthly increase, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday.
February 17, 2011Consumer Price Index Rises 0.4%
The consumer price index rose 0.4% in January, the Labor Department said Thursday.
February 17, 2011Ohio Gov. Backs $3 Billion Turnpike Lease
Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) said he would like to lease the Ohio Turnpike to a private operator for $3 billion in cash.
February 15, 2011EPA Budget Would Cut Clean Diesel Funding
The Obama administration’s proposed budget would cut funding for clean-diesel technology grants, Bloomberg reported.
February 15, 2011Proposed Transportation Plan Falls Short of Infrastructure Needs, ATA Says
The Obama administration’s budget outline for the Department of Transportation falls short of effectively dealing with the transportation needs of the nation’s consumers and shippers, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves said Tuesday.
February 15, 2011