LAS VEGAS — The low-growth U.S. economy remains in place and will probably continue plodding along as business leaders are hesitant to make the sort of investments that boost gross domestic product, in general, and truck freight volumes, specifically.
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Speed-Limiter Plan ‘Flawed’; ATA Preps Response to DOT
LAS VEGAS — American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear sharply criticized a proposed federal speedÂ-limiter rule for new heavy trucks as “flawed†largely because it would create differential speeds on the nation’s highways.
October 10, 2016E-Logs Tops ATRI Survey Of Critical Industry Issues
LAS VEGAS — The American Transportation Research Institute said the top concern for truckers is the use of electronic logging devices.
October 10, 2016Tolls Will Rise 17% in Oklahoma by 2019, Pending Court Case
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority has voted to increase fees on the state’s toll roads by 12% on Jan. 1, with additional hikes of 2.5% set for 2018 and 2019.Ìı
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October 7, 2016N.J. Legislature Votes to Raise Fuel Taxes to Replenish Transportation Trust Fund
The long-running battle over New Jersey’s Transportation Trust Fund could be on the verge of ending. New Jersey’s Senate and Assembly voted on Oct. 7 to provide $2 billion annually to theÌıtransportation fundÌıfor the next eight years, thanks to tax increases ofÌı 27 cents per gallon on diesel and 23 cents per gallon on gasoline.
October 7, 2016Pittsburgh Gets $10.9 Million Federal Transportation Grant
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Pittsburgh more than $10.9 million in grant funding.
October 7, 2016FHWA Gives Go-Ahead to R.I.’s Plan That Allows for Truck-Only Tolling
Rhode Island can proceed with its controversial truck-only tolling plan after receiving the go-ahead from the Federal Highway Administration, the state’s Department of Transportation announced Oct. 5.
October 10, 2016Wisconsin Transportation Leaders Unveil Freight Proposal
Positioning Wisconsin as a national leader in commercial transportation is among the goals of a draft freight plan the state’s transportation agency unveiled recently.
October 6, 2016Sen. Chuck Schumer Presses DOT on Speed Limiters
The U.S. Department of Transportation should quickly finalize a proposed federal speed-limiter rule for new heavy trucks, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer (D) said Oct. 6.Ìı
October 6, 2016Traffic Fatalities Rise 10.4% in First Half of 2016
Distressed by a 7.2% increase in traffic deaths in 2015, the biggest jump in 50 years, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began forming the Road to Zero Coalition to reverse that momentum.
October 5, 2016