Transport Topics reporter Eugene Mulero was a guest on C-SPAN's Washington Journal program Feb. 15, discussing infrastructure funding and taking calls from viewers. Click here for a link to watch a replay of the interview.
February 15, 2019GovernmentSafetyEditorial
Editorial: Good Places to Start
In the nine years that the American Transportation Research Institute has been producing a list of the worst bottlenecks in the United States, three spots have had the inauspicious honor of landing at the top of the list. These same three are consistently awful, even if from year to year one is worse than the others.
February 14, 2019GovernmentBusiness
ELD Exemption for Livestock Haulers Part of Fiscal 2019 Congressional Funding Deal
Included in the law signed by President Trump Feb. 15 that funds federal agencies through fiscal 2019 is a provision that exempts livestock and insect haulers from the electronic logging device requirement.
February 14, 2019GovernmentBusinessFuel
New ARTBA President to Congress: Fix the Highway Trust Fund
WASHINGTON — Dave Bauer, the new leader of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association, said he believes that raising and indexing federal fuel taxes is the best way to achieve sustainable funding for infrastructure upgrades needed around the country.
February 14, 2019GovernmentBusinessSafety
Truck Parking Shortage Costs Drivers $4,600 a Year, Expert Says
ORLANDO, Fla. — The difficulty of finding truck parking is pushing drivers out of the business and contributing to the industry’s persistent driver shortage, according to experts who spoke at the Natso annual convention, held here Feb. 10-13.
February 14, 2019GovernmentBusinessLogistics
Amazon Ditches Plans for New York Headquarters
Amazon.com is pulling out of a plan to build a headquarters in New York City, after a backlash from some residents and politicians, the e-commerce giant said.
February 14, 2019GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel
Los Angeles Nixes Plan to Upgrade Three Natural Gas Generators
Los Angeles will ditch a plan to spend billions rebuilding three natural gas-fired power plants as the city moves toward getting all of its electricity from renewable energy.
February 14, 2019GovernmentSafetyTCA
Ohio DOT Chief Paints Dire Picture of State’s Infrastructure Funding
The state transportation director gave Ohio lawmakers a blunt assessment of Ohio’s road construction money situation Feb. 13, and it wasn’t pretty.
February 13, 2019GovernmentBusiness
ATA President Chris Spear Urges Senate Panel to Fund Infrastructure Projects Long Term
WASHINGTON — Sustainable funding for construction and maintenance of large-scale infrastructure projects nationwide is needed to address wasted economic productivity from traffic congestion and the potential harm older structures pose to drivers, the top executive of American Trucking Associations told a Senate committee Feb. 13.
February 13, 2019GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyFuel
AAR Supports Gas Tax, Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Measure to Fund Infrastructure
WASHINGTON — A vehicle-miles-traveled tax would present a good long-term solution for funding the nation’s infrastructure, while higher fuel taxes could address more near-term needs, representatives from the Association of American Railroads said.
February 13, 2019