FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index increased in June after moderating slightly the prior two months, the group said.
August 11, 2014Government, Business
Obama Signs Trust Fund Rescue into Law
President Barack Obama on Aug. 8 signed into law a $10.8 billion bill that keeps a federal highway account funded through May 2015.
August 11, 2014Business, Safety, Government, Technology, Equipment, Logistics
Roadrunner to Acquire Logistics Firm Active Aero
Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. said it agreed to acquire the logistics company Active Aero Group from Aero's parent company, Platinum Equity for $115 million.
August 11, 2014Government
NTDC State-by-State List of Competitors
Here is a state-by-state list of competitors at the 2014 National Truck Driving Championships in Pittsburgh:
August 11, 2014Government
CSA Enforcement Varies Widely from State to State, Study Says
Carriers’ profile scores in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program can be dramatically affected by varying state enforcement priorities, a new study found.
August 11, 2014Government, Business
Missouri Voters Solidly Reject Amendment to Increase Sales Tax for Highway Projects
Missouri voters last week defeated a proposed constitutional amendment that could have raised as much as $6 billion by increasing the state’s sales tax to pay for infrastructure improvements.
August 11, 2014Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous
Insufficient Route Planning, Escort Failure to Blame For Skagit River Bridge Failure, Investigation Finds
Insufficient motor carrier route planning, a failure by a pilot/escort to warn of potential hazards and inadequate evaluation of oversize load permit requests by state officials were the probable causes of an oversize truck strike that brought down the Interstate 5 Skagit River Bridge in Washington state, according to a final investigation report of the National Transportation Safety Board.
August 8, 2014Government, Business
DOT Announces $333.9 Mln. in Emergency Relief to Fix Roadways
Nearly two dozen states will split $333.9 million to fix roadways damaged by severe storms and other weather-related events, the Department of Transportation announced this week.
August 7, 2014Business, Government, Safety, Equipment, Technology, Autonomous
Federal Judge Dismisses ATA Class-Action Toll Revenue Lawsuit
A federal judge in New York on Aug. 6 dismissed a class-action lawsuit filed last year by American Trucking Associations alleging that the New York State Thruway Authority is improperly spending more than a billion dollars in toll revenue on maintenance and improvements on the state’s mostly recreational canal system.
August 7, 2014Government, Business
Foxx: TIGER Grants to Be Announced in September
Winners of the next round of the Department of Transportation’s infrastructure grants will be announced in mid-September, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Aug. 6.
August 6, 2014