Congestion on interstate highways cost the trucking industry more than $9.2 billion in operational costs last year, according to the American Transportation Research Institute.
May 1, 2014Government, Business
Foxx Sends Four-Year Transportation Bill to Congress
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx sent Congress a four-year transportation bill that relies on business tax reforms as a way to boost funds for a federal highway account that is quickly running out of money.
April 29, 2014Business
Police Arrest Suspect in K.C. Highway Shootings
Kansas City, Mo., police arrested a man suspected in a series of shootings on highways around the city that injured three people and had drivers on edge for the past month, the Kansas City Star reported.
April 18, 2014Government, Business
Senators Say They Have Reached Agreement on Framework for Highway Funding Bill
Four U.S. senators leading the debate for a long-term transportation bill said that they have reached a bipartisan agreement on the broad principles for legislation they will begin working on after the Easter recess.
April 14, 2014Business
Senators Pledge Support for Long-Term Highway Bill
The four U.S. senators leading the transportation reauthorization debate this year said they have reached a bipartisan agreement that the bill will be long term and funded at current spending levels plus inflation.
April 10, 2014Government, Business
House Adopts Ryan Budget Resolution
The House by a narrow vote adopted a budget proposal April 10 that calls for offsetting transfers from the general federal fund to a major highway account with savings elsewhere in the budget.
April 10, 2014Business
Congress Ignoring Trucking’s Offer on Highway Funding, Graves Says
GRAPEVINE, Texas — Congress is ignoring trucking executives’ willingness to pay higher taxes despite a dual funding crisis threatening the nation’s transportation system, American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves said.
April 7, 2014Government, Business
Ryan Budget Calls Highway Trust Fund a ‘Priority’; Would Allow States to Fund Highway Projects
Transfers to the federal Highway Trust Fund from the general fund would have to be offset by savings in accounts elsewhere in the budget, under a proposal offered by House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.).
April 2, 2014Business
Failure to Fix Highway Fund Hurts Economy, Execs Warn
Business, labor and state transportation officials pleaded last week with Congress to find both immediate and long-term fixes for the Highway Trust Fund, which is expected to be insolvent by late summer.
February 17, 2014Government, Business
FHWA Proposes Primary Freight Network Designation
The Federal Highway Administration unveiled Nov. 18 the draft of the nation’s first ever Primary Freight Network — 26,966 centerline miles of roadway deemed most critical to freight movement.
November 18, 2013