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Pennsylvania Ponders Package Fee to Pay for Roads, Bridges

What if the solution to Pennsylvania’s transportation funding quagmire was all the brown boxes and padded envelopes left at people’s front doors?

July 13, 2021

Kansas Details Plans for Six Highway Projects

A list of six highway projects announced this week by Gov. Laura Kelly includes three projects to repair and upgrade U.S. 50 in the Harvey County area.

July 9, 2021

Labor, Food Shortages in Supply Chain Take Toll on Restaurants

For many restaurateurs across Connecticut, daily deliveries of food have become inconsistent, later than usual and sometimes canceled at the last minute. Part of the problem is a shortage of staff at food purveyors and trucking companies.

June 25, 2021

Sen. Manchin Cites ā€˜Grave Concerns’ About US ā€˜Going to the EV’

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, a conservative Democrat whose vote is key to any infrastructure deal in the narrowly divided Senate, expressed ā€œgrave concernsā€ June 15 about the Biden administration’s drive to boost adoption of electric vehicles.

June 16, 2021

CSX Plan to Buy Pan Am Railways Rejected

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Federal regulators recently rejected CSX’s plan to buy Pan Am Railways Inc., which operates 1,200 miles of track.

June 7, 2021

Drone Demo Offers a Taste of the Future of Delivery

A Deuce Drone flew some smoothies to waiting consumers June 1 in Mobile, Ala., but the real payload might have been a peek at the legislative support that drone delivery startups need in order to get off the ground.

June 2, 2021

Pallet Makers Hit by Supply Shortages as Demand Rises

In our worldwide economy, the humble pine pallet is the way that goods move around the globe. Demand for pallets is so great that American manufacturers churn out nearly 1 billion of them every year. And right now, it’s not enough.

June 1, 2021

Bill to Boost EV Tax Credits to $12,500 Passes Senate Panel

WASHINGTON — Legislation that would raise consumer tax credits for electric vehicles to $12,500 for the next five years passed a Senate committee May 26.

May 28, 2021

In California, Gas Taxes Are Rising While Repairs Are Lagging

Four years after the California Legislature boosted the gas tax in order to fix the state’s crumbling roads and bridges, California has spent billions and made some progress in repairs, but officials now say the funding is sufficient to complete less than half of the work needed.

May 24, 2021