Latest News Updates From Noël Fletcher

Government, Safety

AASHTO Raises Concerns Over Infrastructure Law Implementation

A group representing state highways and transportation sent a 30-page document to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg seeking clarification and recommending actions to help implement the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

April 12, 2022
Government, Business

Pennsylvania Legislator Introduces Bathroom Access Bill for Drivers

Inspired by Washington state’s successful legislation this year giving truckers greater access to bathroom facilities, a Pennsylvania lawmaker has introduced a bill in that state’s General Assembly to do the same.

April 11, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

R.I. Truckers Back $46 Million Plan to Upgrade Commercial Fishing Port

The Rhode Island Trucking Association backs the governor’s request to invest $46 million to add decades to the life of a major East Coast commercial fishing hub in the Port of Galilee while improving freight movements.

April 11, 2022
Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel

Connecticut Truckers Face Bill to Lower Emissions

Connecticut truckers are facing an uphill battle in opposing the governor's bill to improve air quality by imposing California’s stringent emissions standards on medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.

April 6, 2022
Government

FMCSA Sets April 8 Deadline for Women of Trucking Advisory Board

Applicants are being sought to serve two-year terms on the new Women of Trucking Advisory Board of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to promote the role of women in trucking careers.

April 4, 2022
Government, Business, Safety

White House Urges Ports to Work With Local Leaders to Secure Funding

WASHINGTON — Top White House executives urged port leaders to collaborate with their elected leaders and focus on projects that align with Biden administration goals as they strive to access a share of $1.2 trillion in federal infrastructure funds.

March 31, 2022
Government

Alaskans’ Input Sought on Transportation Needs

Alaska transportation officials are surveying the public for the second time as the state prepares to spend federal infrastructure investment funds in the largest transformational projects since World War II and the Trans-Atlantic Pipeline.

March 29, 2022
Government, Business, Equipment

ELDT Filling Classrooms, Causing Extra Paperwork

Driver training schools are adjusting to new federal entry-level requirements that took effect Feb. 7, determining how the rules affect the candidates as well as the schools.

March 29, 2022
Government

Buttigieg Announces $2.9 billion in New Infrastructure Grants

The White House transportation chief made good on promises to simplify access to infrastructure grants by announcing a $2.9 billion funding opportunity that combines three programs.

March 24, 2022
Government

ASCE: Delivery Systems Key to Infrastructure Projects

Delivery systems will determine whether state and local governments successfully implement infrastructure projects, the president-elect of the American Society of Civil Engineers predicts.

March 23, 2022