Freight is now its own category in Minnesota’s highway investment plan for the first time. Spurred by a requirement of the federal FAST Act, Minnesota’s Department of Transportation has allocated $610 million to freight in the $21 billion, 20-year plan.
October 18, 2016Government, Business
FMCSA Awards Nearly $1 Million for Veterans' CMV Driver Education
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced on Oct. 18 that it has awarded nearly $1 million in grants to seven technical and community colleges to help military veterans become commercial bus and truck drivers.
October 18, 2016Government, Business
Minnesota DOT Recognizes Importance of Freight in Its Highway Program
Government
Major Interstates Reopened in North Carolina
While more than 600 smaller roads in North Carolina remained closed Oct. 17 because of high water from the floods caused by Hurricane Matthew, Interstate 95 reopened in both directions that morning. That good news followed the reopening of I-40 on Oct. 14.
October 17, 2016Government
ATA, State Association Express Outrage Over R.I. Truck-Toll Enforcement Threat
Rhode Island’s truck-only toll plan may have received the go-ahead from the Federal Highway Administration, but the battle over RhodeWorks isn’t finished.
October 17, 2016Government
New Jersey Transportation Funding Deal Becomes Law as Fuel Taxes Hiked
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie concluded his state’s long-running transportation funding crisis on Oct. 14 by signing bills that will raise taxes on diesel fuel by 27 cents per gallon and on gasoline by 23 cents per gallon.
October 14, 2016Government
Operation Safe Driver Week Is Underway
Operation Safe Driver Week, conducted by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and sponsored with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, begins Oct. 16 and runs through Oct. 22.
October 14, 2016Government, Business
ATA, Rhode Island Trucking Still Fighting State’s Truck-Only Tolling Plan
Rhode Island’s truck-only toll plan may have received the go-ahead from the Federal Highway Administration, but the battle over RhodeWorks isn’t finished.
October 11, 2016Government, Business
Matthew’s Lingering Effects Have I-95 Closed in Much of North Carolina
Hurricane Matthew is history, but its effects are battering North Carolina. Multiple roadways remain closed in central and eastern North Carolina on Oct. 11 due to large debris and flooding.
October 11, 2016Business
Fatalities Up 10.4% in First Half of 2016
Distressed by the biggest jump in highway deaths in 50 years, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launched a Road to Zero Coalition to reverse the growth in fatalities.
October 10, 2016Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous
FHWA Gives Go-Ahead to R.I.’s Plan That Allows for Truck-Only Tolling
Rhode Island can proceed with its controversial truck-only tolling plan after receiving the go-ahead from the Federal Highway Administration, the state’s Department of Transportation announced Oct. 5.
October 10, 2016