SAN ANGELO, Texas — The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is out to prove its engineering research and product development efforts can lead to financial savings for fleet customers.
March 16, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyFuelAutonomous
High Court Sides With Ala. in Fuel-Tax Case
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Alabama should have an opportunity to substantiate its long-standing practice of issuing a fuel sales tax on railroads but not competitors in the trucking industry.
March 16, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyLogisticsTechnologyEquipment
Harper Says Canadian Railways Under Watch Over Grain Shipments
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper indicated he is prepared to continue intervening in a railway system dominated by two companies in order to keep products such as grain moving for export.
March 13, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
Feds Say Americans Drove More Miles Last Year Than in Each of Previous Seven
Americans drove nearly 3.02 trillion miles last year, the highest number since 2007 and second-highest since data collection began 79 years ago, the Federal Highway Administration announced.
March 12, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics
Senate Confirms Christopher Hart, Tho Dinh-Zarr for NTSB Spots
The Senate on March 12 easily confirmed Christopher Hart to be the full-time chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board.
March 12, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuelAutonomous
Science Group Urges Strong Greenhouse Gas Rule
The Union of Concerned Scientists wants two federal agencies to set a rigorous standard for improvement in their rule on greenhouse gas emissions by heavy- and medium-duty trucks, which is due by the end of March.
March 11, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
Secretary Anthony Foxx to Speak at Council on Foreign Relations March 16
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx will be promoting his policy priorities when he speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, D.C., on March 16.
March 10, 2015BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyGovernment
TT Archives: Roads and Ports
A report by Commerce Secretary Luther Hodges 50 years ago put the cost of the completing the interstate highway system at $48.6 billion, an increase of $5.8 billion from earlier estimates, due to changes in highway design and traffic data.
March 9, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
Sen. Cory Booker Looks to Undo Suspended HOS Rule 'As Soon As Possible'
WASHINGTON — New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker plans to restore a recently suspended hours-of-service rule under review by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the senator told Transport Topics after a Senate hearing March 4.
March 4, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyTechnology
CBO Tracks Decline in Infrastructure Investment
Public spending on transportation and water infrastructure has gradually declined from a high of 3% of Gross Domestic Product in 1959 to 2.4% of GDP in 2014, according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office.
March 4, 2015