Missouri voters have rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have raised the state’s sales tax from 4.225 cents to 5 cents for 10 years to pay for road improvements.
August 6, 2014Government, Business
Missouri Voters Reject Transportation Tax
Government, Business, Technology
Enhanced CSA Website Now Live
Enhancements to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability public Safety Measurement System website have gone live.
August 5, 2014Government
DOT Secretary Foxx To Host ‘Virtual’ Town Hall Aug. 6
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx plans to address questions and concerns from the public during an online Webcast on Aug. 6.
August 5, 2014Business, Government
Deutsche Post Earnings Beat Estimates on Parcel Business
Deutsche Post AG’s second-quarter profit beat analysts’ estimates as the German parcel business and international express unit of Europe’s largest postal company expanded.
August 5, 2014Government
Missouri to Choose Aug. 5 on Sales-Tax Hike for Roads
Missouri voters go to the polls Aug. 5 to decide if they want to add three-quarters of a cent to the state’s 4.225-cent sales tax to pay for transportation projects.
August 4, 2014Government, Business
FMCSA’s Anne Ferro to Depart
Anne Ferro, who oversaw a period of voluminous rulemaking for the trucking industry, has announced her resignation as head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
August 4, 2014Government, Business
Anne Ferro: A Timeline of Her FMCSA Tenure
Anne Ferro announced July 25 she would leave her post as FMCSA Administrator in late August to become head of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators. Here's a look back at events that took place during her time as chief.
August 4, 2014Editorial, Government, Business
Editorial: Ferro Departs
It’s understandable that many in the trucking industry have mixed feelings about the departure of Anne Ferro, head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, who has announced her resignation.
August 4, 2014Government, Business
Rulemakings Loom Large in FMCSA’s Short History
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will be 15 years old in January — not long in the life of a government agency. That may explain in part why the five-year tenure of Administrator Anne Ferro, marked by a flurry of rulemaking, looms large in the agency’s and trucking history.
August 4, 2014Government, Business
Ferro’s Last Words to Senate: Don’t Change HOS Restart
In what was likely her final appearance before Congress as head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Anne Ferro said she opposes efforts to suspend the restart provision of the hours-of-service rules.
August 4, 2014