WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx urged state transportation leaders Feb. 27 to help persuade Congress to pass President Obama’s plan to save the Highway Trust Fund and ramp up infrastructure investment across the country.
February 27, 2014Government, Business
Nafta Surface Trade Grows 6.5% in December
Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico increased 6.5% in December, the Department of Transportation announced.
February 27, 2014Government
Obama to Propose 4-Year Transportation Budget, Touts TIGER Grants
President Obama told a St. Paul, Minn., audience he will send a four-year transportation budget to Congress in March to help rebuild the nation’s infrastructure, a plan he said would provide jobs now and economic growth later.
February 27, 2014Government, Business
Businesses Urge Highway Bill to Help Freight Movement
Trucking and other industries that rely on highways to move goods pressed Congress again Feb. 26 to pass a fully funded, long-term surface transportation bill to improve the nation’s highways.
February 26, 2014Government
Boxer Calls for April Highway Bill Markup; Doubts Increase in Fuel Taxes
WASHINGTON — The Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee will begin markup of a multiyear highway-funding plan in April, and the legislation probably will not include increases in fuel tax rates, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), EPW’s chairman, told a group of state transportation officials.
February 26, 2014Government
US DOT Orders Shippers to Test Oil From Bakken Region Before Transport by Rail
The U.S. Department of Transportation issued an emergency order requiring shippers to test product from the Bakken region in North Dakota and Montana to ensure proper classification of crude oil before it is transported by rail.
February 26, 2014Government, Business, Safety
House Bill Would Extend HOS Exemptions for Propane Haulers
Two Republican congressmen have introduced legislation they said would expedite propane deliveries during the current shortage by providing hours-of-service flexibility to truckers hauling the gas.
February 26, 2014Government, Business
Colorado Senate Panel, House Pass Anti-Indemnification Bill
Colorado could become the 40th state to pass legislation protecting truckers against having to assume full liability for accidents, regardless of who is at fault.
February 25, 2014Business, Government, Logistics
Consumer Confidence Declines in February
Consumer confidence declined in February, the New York-based Conference Board said Feb. 25.
February 25, 2014Government, Business
Idaho High Court Eases Owner-Operator Rules
Idaho’s Supreme Court unanimously reversed a previous ruling that had said that a truck owner-operator cannot be considered an independent contractor without having his own authority from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
February 24, 2014