Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Thursday that $527 million will be available for a third round of competitive transportation grants to fund infrastructure projects nationwide.
June 30, 2011Search
Showing 10 of 19143 results
= Premium Content
ISM Services Index Slips but Shows Continued Expansion
An index of the U.S. economy’s service sector declined in June but still showed expansion, the Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday.
July 6, 2011Truck Groups Defend La.’s Anti-Indemnification Law
American Trucking Associations and the Louisiana Motor Transport Association have filed a brief supporting Louisiana’s anti-indemnification law against a lawsuit that calls it unconstitutional.
July 5, 2011N.Y. City Not Ticketing Trucks, Pending Appeal on Decals
New York City recently announced that it is not enforcing its truck decal requirement and has asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to reconsider a ruling that the city cannot require truckers to have such identification.
July 5, 2011Consumer Confidence Drops in June
Consumer confidence fell in June, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
July 1, 2011NAFTA Surface Trade Rises 12.1%
Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico increased 12.1% in April from a year ago, the U.S. Department of Transportation said Wednesday.
June 29, 2011Consumer Confidence Falls to Seven-Month Low
Consumer confidence fell in June to a seven-month low, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.
June 28, 2011Transportation Fraud Bill Introduced in House
An anti-fraud bill introduced in the House would raise the freight broker surety requirement to $100,000 and require separate broker and carrier licenses.
June 28, 2011Mica Sets Target for Unveiling Reauthorization Plan
Rep. John Mica (R) Fla.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, has set July 7 as his target date for unveiling his six-year reauthorization bill.
June 28, 2011Imagine Improved Infrastructure
Imagine a time when a statewide trucking organization, in order to help its state government pay for necessary improvements to roads and bridges, supports a proposal that the state float a bond issue to cover the work and volunteers to have its members pay most of the bills for the work through a jump in the diesel fuel tax.
June 27, 2011