The U.S. economy contracted at a 1% annual pace in the first quarter compared with the previous quarter, the first contraction since 2011, the Commerce Department reported May 29.
May 29, 2014GovernmentBusiness
DOT Should Establish New Accountability Measures for TIGER, GAO Says
The U.S. Department of Transportation should establish new accountability measures for the grant program known as TIGER, including documenting how decisions are made to award grants, a new report from the General Accountability Office said.
May 29, 2014GovernmentBusiness
Senate Commerce Panel Schedules Highway Bill Hearing June 3
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee plans to meet June 3 to consider a $265 billion transportation policy bill that was approved by another committee on May 15.
May 29, 2014GovernmentBusiness
House Rules Panel Takes Up Transportation Spending Bill May 29
The House Rules Committee will meet May 29 to set the conditions for floor debate of a fiscal 2015 transportation spending bill.
May 28, 2014GovernmentBusinessFuel
Connecticut Diesel Tax Will Drop Slightly on July 1
Truckers buying fuel in Connecticut will get a bit of a break starting July 1 when the state tax on diesel drops 0.4 cents per gallon.
May 27, 2014GovernmentBusinessFuel
Calif. Approves Plan for Trucks to be Electric Powered by 2050
California environmental regulators have approved an update to the state’s long-term greenhouse-gas emissions plan that calls on the trucking industry to transition from diesel to mostly electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2050.
May 27, 2014GovernmentBusinessSafety
DOT’s Foxx To Deliver Keynote At ‘Data Palooza’ June 3
Managing large sets of freight data effectively improves officials’ ability to make roadways safer, improving the distribution of goods around the country, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx will tell data experts when they meet for an annual conference in Arlington, Virginia, June 3.
May 27, 2014Government
Virginia to Enhance Public-Private Partnership Transparency
Virginia has announced that it plans to tweak its policies on public-private partnerships in order to enhance transparency and more precisely assess the risk to the state.
May 27, 2014BusinessGovernmentLogistics
Consumer Confidence Index Rises to 83 in May
The Conference Board’s index of U.S. consumer confidence increased to 83 in May from 81.7 a month earlier, the New York-based private research group said today.
May 27, 2014Government
Low Interest by Mexican Truckers Threatens Plan to Open Border
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The cross-border trucking pilot program has had so little participation that federal regulators may not be able to determine if Mexican carriers are as safe as U.S. carriers, several members of an advisory panel said here last week.
May 26, 2014