Managing large sets of freight data effectively improves officials’ ability to make roadways safer, improving the distribution of goods around the country, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx will tell data experts when they meet for an annual conference in Arlington, Virginia, June 3.
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Calif. Approves Plan for Trucks to be Electric Powered by 2050
California environmental regulators have approved an update to the state’s long-term greenhouse-gas emissions plan that calls on the trucking industry to transition from diesel to mostly electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2050.
May 27, 2014Michigan Transport Plan to Swap Per-Gallon Fuel Levy With Wholesale Tax
Michigan lawmakers last week continued to wrestle with a transportation funding plan that would replace the state’s per-gallon tax on gasoline and diesel with a wholesale sales tax on fuel.
May 23, 2014Sales of Existing °®¶¹´«Ã½s Rise for First Time in Four Months
Sales of previously owned homes rose in April for the first time in four months as the weather warmed, price increases slowed and more properties were put on the market.
May 22, 2014Congress Sends White House Bill To Boost Ports
The Senate on May 22 easily passed a long-awaited water policy bill that would allow dredging at ports around the country ahead of the widening of the Panama Canal.
May 22, 2014House Panel Approves $52B Transportation, Housing Funding Bill
The full House will take up a $52 billion spending bill that would fund transportation and housing programs in fiscal 2015 as early as this month.
May 21, 2014LaHood Joins Infrastructure Investment Firm
Former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has taken a position as a senior adviser with Meridiam North America, an investment firm specializing in infrastructure.
May 20, 2014Foxx Touts Infrastructure in Florida Visit
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx continued the administration’s press for Congress to pass a transportation funding bill during a visit to Florida on May 19.
May 20, 2014ABF Executive Appointed to Commerce Department Supply Chain Committee
The Department of Commerce has appointed ABF Freight executive Jevon Jamieson to its Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness.
May 21, 2014Georgia Ports Authority to Acquire Four Ship-to-Shore Cranes
The Georgia Ports Authority board said it approved $86.5 million to purchase four ship-to-shore cranes and 20 rubber-tired gantry cranes.
May 19, 2014