Where, exactly, does a federal fuel-tax increase fit in with plans for funding infrastructure? A look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
February 26, 2018Search
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UPS Sues European Union for $2.1 Billion After Botched Veto of TNT Bid
UPS Inc. is suing the European Union for 1.7 billion euros ($2.1 billion) in compensation for damage it claims to have suffered when regulators wrongly vetoed its attempted takeover of parcel delivery rival TNT Express NV.
February 26, 2018American CEOs Say They're Ready to Bring Jobs °®¶ą´«Ă˝ If NAFTA Dies
In describing what life would be like without NAFTA, some business groups have stopped just short of predicting a plague of locusts.
February 26, 2018Agriculture Industry Eager for Action on Infrastructure
WASHINGTON— The fate of American agriculture hinges upon the strength of the nation’s infrastructure, according to Zippy Duvall, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation.
February 24, 2018Maryland Leaders Continue Requests for Highway User Revenue
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Municipal leaders and transportation advocates continued their nearly decadelong plea to restore pre-recession levels of highway user revenue on Feb. 22.
February 23, 2018ATA’s Chris Spear Urges Fleets to Plan for Future When Developing Workforce
NASHVILLE, Tenn.— Trucking companies need to “look beyond the hood” when cultivating a workforce, monitoring on the road ahead for issues that will shape their businesses in years to come, American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear said here.
February 22, 2018White House Signals New Trade Deals Must Help Those Left Behind
The White House signaled President Donald Trump will pay close attention to the fate of workers left behind by globalization as a new benchmark for negotiating trade deals around the world.
February 22, 2018Port of Vancouver Works on Strategic Plan Update
A lot has happened since the Port of Vancouver comprehensively updated its strategic plan about a decade ago, and port officials have decided that it’s time to update their guiding document.
February 22, 2018ATA’s Bob Costello Says Driver Shortage Will Press Fleets
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The freight market is booming, but carriers — and the trucking industry as a whole — will suffer unless companies can find enough drivers, according to American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello.
February 22, 2018Poll Shows Split on Fuel-Tax Increase for Infrastructure as Conservatives Push Back
A recent Quinnipiac University poll found people are near evenly split on the subject of raising fuel taxes to fund infrastructure projects, with a slight majority supporting the idea.
February 22, 2018