Tolling drivers along Interstate highways would help states come up with the additional funding they need to fix and maintain aging infrastructure, the libertarian think tank Reason Foundation argues in a recent report.
April 4, 2014Government
T&I Panel to Look at International P3s Models
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Panel on Public-Private Partnerships on April 8 is scheduled to examine business studies involving international companies that worked with national firms to devise plans to fund and maintain infrastructure projects.
April 4, 2014Government, Business
More Tolls Could Boost Highway Funding, Reason Foundation Says
Government, Business
Congress Won’t Pass Transportation Bill, LaHood Says
Congress will not pass a new transportation bill, nor will it address the long-term funding crisis undermining the nation’s infrastructure, former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said.
April 4, 2014Government
NTSB Recommends Underride Protection for New Trailers, Trucks
The National Transportation Safety Board issued several safety recommendations April 3 for trucks pulling trailers, including the mitigation of blind spots and the installation of side and updated rear truck underride protection on newly manufactured vehicles and trailers.
April 4, 2014Government, Business
Key House Lawmakers Question HOS Rule
WASHINGTON — The top transportation appropriator in the House on April 3 called into question the benefits of a rule that limits work hours for truckers, in a hearing examining the Obama administration’s fiscal 2015 budget request for transportation agencies.
April 3, 2014Government, Business
House Panel Advances Ryan Budget Proposal
WASHINGTON — A House plan put forth by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) would mandate that transfers made to the Highway Trust Fund — a main source of federal aid to states for road and transit programs that is months away from running out of money — would have to come from savings in accounts elsewhere in the budget.
April 3, 2014Government, Business
Colorado Governor Signs Protection Measure for Truckers
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) has signed into law a measure that makes the state the 40th to protect truckers from contracts that force them to assume total liability for accidents whether they are at fault.
April 3, 2014Government
ISM Services Index Rises in March
The Institute for Supply Management’s nonmanufacturing index rose to 53.1 in March from 51.6 the prior month, the Tempe, Ariz.-based group said April 3.
April 3, 2014Government, Safety
FMCSA Shuts Down Illinois Carrier
Federal transportation safety regulators ordered an Illinois trucking company to cease its commercial operations after an investigation found drivers were on the road for long stretches of time that posed an “imminent hazard to public safety.”
April 3, 2014Government, Business, Safety
Trucking Exec Tells Congress Hazmat Changes Needed
Trucking executive William Downey told the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on April 2 that changes are needed to improve the safety and security of hazardous material shipments.
April 3, 2014