The House and Senate approved a two-year highway bill that will fund construction and safety programs though September 2014, ending nearly three years of deadlock and delay since the last comprehensive funding law expired.
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UPS to Add 鈥楶lastic鈥 Trucks to Existing Delivery Fleet
UPS said it has completed testing of its 鈥減lastic truck,鈥 a composite-bodied vehicle that鈥檚 lighter and uses 40% less fuel than its current package cars, and will soon add 150 of the new vehicles to its delivery fleet.
July 2, 2012Obama Nominates Trottenberg as DOT鈥檚 Policy Undersecretary
President Obama has nominated Polly Trottenberg to serve as the Department of Transportation鈥檚 undersecretary for policy, the White House announced.
July 2, 2012LaHood Announces Additional Grants for Rural Roads Under TIGER Program
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced $30 million for the replacement or repair of rural roads as part of the agency鈥檚 most recent 鈥淭IGER鈥 grants.
July 2, 2012Highway Bill Deal Reached
Congress was set last week to pass new transportation legislation authorizing highway spending through September 2014, after House and Senate negotiators agreed on a bill that included a mandate for electronic onboard recorders for trucks and a study of the 34-hour restart provision in driver hours-of-service regulations.
July 2, 2012Court Upholds EPA on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
A federal appeals court backed the Obama administration's campaign to limit greenhouse-gas emissions, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
June 27, 2012NAFTA Surface Trade Rises 8.2% in April
Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico rose 8.2% in April from a year ago, the Department of Transportation reported.
June 26, 2012Virginia I-95 Toll Plan Would Feature One Location North of N.C.
The portion of Interstate 95 running through Virginia would have one tolling location 鈥 near the North Carolina state line 鈥 under a plan Virginia is preparing for the federal government.
June 26, 2012Minnesota Truck Crashes, Fatalities Drop
Crashes involving trucks in Minnesota declined 4% in 2011 compared with 2010 and the number of fatalities dropped 45%, according to the latest annual truck crash report released this month by the state鈥檚 Department of Public Safety.
June 26, 2012Virginia E-ZPass Fee Plan Draws Opposition
A plan by the Virginia Department of Transportation to implement a $1 monthly fee for E-ZPass users has drawn public opposition, the Associated Press reported.
June 25, 2012