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House, Senate Delegates to Finalize Highway Bill
Congressional transportation leaders said they will meet this week to produce a multiyear highway bill that ensures infrastructure projects around the country are funded and reforms the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.
November 16, 2015Freight Firms Cheer Pacific Trade Deal
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade agreement hammered out by the United States and 11 Pacific Rim nations, is drawing praise from international freight carriers who see it as a powerful stimulus for business.
November 16, 2015Oregon Gov. Says Road Deal Unlikely in 2016
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said she knows the stateās infrastructure needs serious repairs, but she does not think anything will get done about it until 2017.
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November 16, 2015Removing Non-Fault Crashes Helps CSA Scores, ATRI Says
A new research report lends support to claims by many in the trucking industry that federal regulators should remove nonpreventable crashes from carriersā Compliance, Safety, Accountability program records.
November 16, 2015Senate Democrats Express Concerns Over Proposed Rollback of Safety Provisions in Highway Bill
Thirteen Senate Democrats called on their chamber's leadersĢżto prevent a ārollback of safety or consumer protectionsā included in the highway bill in order to avoid any potential erosion of support for the final bill.
November 13, 2015ATA, Transportation Groups Want More Funding in Highway Bill
American Trucking Associations joined 39 transportation groups this week in calling on congressional transportation leaders to boost federal investments for infrastructure projects in a multiyear highway bill.
November 12, 2015Carriers' Safety Ratings Improve if Nonpreventable Crashes Are Removed, ATRI Study Shows
Eliminating nonpreventable accidents from a sample of 15 motor carriers' Compliance, Safety, Accountability safety measurement scores caused significant positive changes in majority of the carriersā Crash BASIC percentile scores, according to a new study by the American Transportation Research Institute.ĢżĢżĢżĢż
November 10, 2015Senate Votes to Kick Off Negotiations with House on Highway Bill
The Senate on Nov. 10 agreed to officially start finalizing a multiyear highway bill with House lawmakers.
November 10, 2015N.Y. Thruway Tolls Wonāt Rise in 2016, but Trucking Fears Future Increases
New York drivers wonāt pay more to use the stateās Thruway in 2016, the sixth straight year without an increase.
November 10, 2015