WASHINGTON — Careful investments in infrastructure projects help governments at all levels improve productivity that generate economic growth, Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) said on a panel May 17.
May 17, 2016GovernmentBusiness
Eno's Jeff Davis Joins Capitol Agenda for the Week of May 17, 2016
Jeff Davis, senior fellow at the Eno Center for Transportation, joins TT's Eugene Mulero to talk transportation funding and the FAST Act during Infrastructure Week. More at bit.ly/TTCA0516
May 17, 2016Government
Surface Transportation Board Proposes New Investigation Rules
The Surface Transportation Board proposed a procedure for using its newfound power to investigate rail service and delay issues, including a three-step process for advancing those reviews.
May 17, 2016GovernmentBusiness
White House Threatens to Veto Senate Transportation Funding Bill
The Obama administration on May 16 indicated it would veto a fiscal 2017 transportation funding bill in the Senate if the bill’s final version includes provisions that go beyond the scope of funding legislation. A provision in the bill would set at 73 hours the allowable hours per week truckers may work before taking a break.
May 17, 2016GovernmentBusiness
National League of Cities Says New Federalism Is Emerging
WASHINGTON — Coinciding with Infrastructure Week, the National League of Cities released a report saying while cities are increasingly on their own to cover infrastructure costs, they have limited authority to create funding tools.
May 16, 2016GovernmentBusiness
‘Everything’s on the Table’ to Fund Infrastructure, Says Rep. Sam Graves
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the surface transportation subcommittee in the House said Congress will need to consider ways other than raising taxes on fuel to fund infrastructure projects.
May 16, 2016GovernmentBusiness
Panel Endorses More P3 Infrastructure Investment
WASHINGTON — An Infrastructure Week panel at the Bipartisan Policy Center on May 16 advocated for public-private partnerships to fill about half of the nation’s infrastructure funding gap that will top $1 trillion by 2025.
May 16, 2016GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety
FedEx Freight CEO Calls on Congress to Allow Twin 33-Foot Trailers
WASHINGTON — Speaking at an Infrastructure Week kickoff event, FedEx Freight CEO Michael Ducker called on Congress to authorize the use of twin 33-foot trailers as a “creative solution†to help the nation’s declining condition of roads and bridges.
May 16, 2016GovernmentBusiness
House Appropriators to Consider Transportation Funding Bill May 18
House appropriators on May 18 will take up a fiscal 2017 funding bill that is expected to include trucking-related provisions, Capitol Hill aides said.
May 16, 2016BusinessGovernment
Trucking Company Owner Asks Supreme Court for Permission to Sue DEA Over Driver’s Death
The owner of a small Texas trucking company, whose 18-wheeler was used without permission by the Drug Enforcement Administration in a botched Zetas Cartel sting that left the driver dead, wants the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate his lawsuit.
May 16, 2016