Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced $600 million in grants for 72 transportation projects in 46 states, including several projects aimed at rehabilitating deteriorating infrastructure.
September 12, 2014Business, Government, Safety, Logistics
Truckers Face Lengthy Detours After Floods Close Stretch of I-15
Nearly 50 miles of Interstate 15, a critical western freight artery, was closed last week after floods severely damaged the highway north of Las Vegas, forcing thousands of truckers to take costly detours from Southern California to Montana.
September 15, 2014Government, Business
DOT Awards $600 Million in TIGER Grants for Projects in 46 States
Government, Business
Truck Transportation Deaths Drop 8% in 2013
Deaths in the truck transportation industry declined 8% to 461 in 2013, according to a preliminary report on fatal occupational injuries by the U.S. Department of Labor.
September 11, 2014Government
DOT Freight Transportation Index Rises 3.2% in July
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index rose 3.2% in July from the same month last year, DOT announced on Sept. 10.
September 10, 2014Government, Business
Lawmakers Tout TIGER Grants for Infrastructure Projects
Several members of Congress, both Republicans and Democrats, are boasting about grants that the Department of Transportation has awarded to projects in their districts ahead of an official announcement by the department.
September 10, 2014Government, Business
Movers Seek Hours-of-Service Exemption
The American Moving & Storage Association has applied for an exemption for its 3,700 member companies from federal regulations preventing motor carriers from driving following the 14th hour after coming on duty.
September 10, 2014Government
FMCSA Extends Electronic Off-Site Audit Testing
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is extending through December its operational testing in several states comparing off-site new electronic motor carrier entrant audits to the traditional new entrant safety audits conducted at the motor carriers’ place of business.
September 10, 2014Business, Safety, Government, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
Cass Freight Index Rises in August
The Cass Freight Index, a measure of shipping activity in trucking and other transportation modes, rose in August but expenditures dipped, Cass Information Systems said.
September 9, 2014Government
LiveOnWeb Chat Recap: Congressional Preview With Eugene Mulero
Congress is back! Transport Topics reporter Eugene Mulero previewed the fall session in a live chat Sept. 10, touching on issues such as transportation funding, HOS and FMCSA leadership. Look back at what was discussed.
September 9, 2014Government, Business
DOT Announces $950 Million TIFIA Loan for Florida’s I-4 Project
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced on Sept. 9 that the Interstate 4 widening project in Orlando, Fla., will receive a DOT loan for $950 million.
September 9, 2014