WASHINGTON — Speaking in a massive, packed ballroom at the Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting Jan. 13, Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx touted “the real possibility that we can go from bottlenecks to relief” through DOT’s National Freight Strategic Plan that was released last October.
January 13, 2016GovernmentBusiness
Canada's Greater Weight Allowance Gives Truckers Advantage Over US, Researcher Says
WASHINGTON — Restrictive federal size and weight policies are causing U.S. motor carriers to lag in heavy-truck productivity when compared with other countries, a leading transportation researcher said at a presentation Jan. 13 at the Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting.
January 13, 2016GovernmentSafety
Driver Fatigue Makes NTSB’s 2016 Top Issues List
WASHINGTON — Policymakers and industry stakeholders need to put in place programs designed to reduce fatigue among truckers on the roads and other commercial operators while on duty, the National Transportation Safety Board announced Jan. 13.
January 13, 2016Government
Postal Service to Raise Shipping Rates Jan. 17
Rates for Priority Mail packages shipped via the U.S. Postal Service will go up on average 9.8% on Jan. 17, a move that comes at the same time that private delivery services are also raising rates.
January 13, 2016Government
Connecticut Officials Seek Solutions for I-95 'Crisis'
Two accidents this week on Interstate 95 in Old Lyme and East Lyme, Connecticut, left local officials saying the "crisis" on that stretch of the highway needs to be dealt with sooner than the changes called for in the governor's transportation plan. Â
January 13, 2016GovernmentBusiness
Fuel-Tax Hikes, Tolls, Crowdfunding Are Interstate Payment Options
WASHINGTON — Fuel-tax increases, electronic tolling and even crowdfunding were among the solutions proposed at a Transportation Research Board session on transportation funding Jan. 12.
January 12, 2016GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
40 Trucks, Cars Involved in Pileup on Snowy I-74
Six people were injured and Interstate 74 near the Indiana-Ohio border was shut down for 10 hours Jan. 12 when more than 40 vehicles were involved in two separate crashes following a snow squall. See photos, videos.
January 12, 2016Government
Study: R.I. Tolls Would Only Generate Half of Revenue Projected
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — The Rhode Island Trucking Association said a new study found gaping holes in the economic impact analysis of truck tolls commissioned by Gov. Gina Raimondo earlier this year that was used to support her RhodeWorks bridge repair financing plan.
January 12, 2016BusinessSafetyGovernmentAutonomous
Researcher Says Truck Driver Health on the Decline
WASHINGTON — Longhaul and over-the-road truck drivers increasingly are unhealthy, a University of Utah occupational epidemiologist told researchers attending a Jan. 11 session at the 2016 Transportation Research Board.
January 12, 2016BusinessSafetyGovernment
Baltimore Transport Hub Project Rebranded as Tradepoint Atlantic
A Baltimore project to create a transportation hub on the 3,100-acre site of a former steel mill has been rebranded as Tradepoint Atlantic in an effort to stress potential for international trade and cargo development and attract development.
January 12, 2016