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House T&I to Take Up Multiyear Highway Bill in a Few Weeks
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is likely to mark up a multiyear highway bill at the end of September or early October, a committee aide told Transport Topics on Sept. 11.
September 11, 2015TT Archives: Terrorist Attacks
Many repercussions on transportation from the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, that fateful morning of Sept. 11, 2001 can be seen in this Sept. 17 edition of Transport Topics.
September 14, 2015T&I Chairman Bill Shuster: Short-Term Extension Likely
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) was quoted in a Washington, D.C., news publication as saying the chamber likely will move ahead with a short-term highway funding extension this fall.
September 10, 2015Secretary Foxx: Congress ‘Can Achieve a Bipartisan Bill’ (with video)
WASHINGTON — With about a week to go before a House transportation panel takes up a multiyear highway bill, the country’s top transportation officer said the timing is right for both chambers of Congress to finally approve such legislation.
September 9, 2015White House to Appoint Former NY Transportation Chief to Infrastructure Advisory Council
Former New York state Department of Transportation Commissioner Joan McDonald will be appointed to a post on the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, the White House announced in late August.
September 8, 2015Drivers, Fleets Embroiled In Lawsuits Over Wages
Six truckload carriers are alleged in separate lawsuits, brought by the same law firm, to have underpaid drivers. A settlement appears near in two cases, another may be shifted to an appeals court and the remaining three continue to work their way through district courts, according to documents.
September 7, 2015DOTs Urge Trucking to Plan for Pope’s Visit; Northeast Freight Corridor Heavily Affected
Trucking and transportation officials have a message for fleets and drivers who are thinking about traveling through Delaware, Pennsylvania or New Jersey on the weekend of Sept. 25: Don’t do it, if you can avoid it.
September 7, 2015California Ports Users Question New Appointment System
Truckers and shippers welcomed the concept — but worried about the implementation — of a new appointment system for in-terminal container pickups at 10 terminals in the largest U.S. port complex.
September 7, 2015How to Fund Highway Bill Tops Congressional Agenda
Finding a way to keep highway programs funded for several years will be at the top of Congress’ fall agenda, which kicks off this week.
September 7, 2015