WASHINGTON — More than a week after President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats elevated a $2 trillion infrastructure package for lawmakers’ legislative agenda, stakeholders are speaking up about their funding preferences in advance of a planned meeting between the White House and transportation policymakers to discuss how to pay for the initiative.
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Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Repeal Federal Excise Tax on New Trucks
Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives recently introduced legislation aimed at repealing the 12% federal excise tax on certain heavy-duty trucks, tractors and trailers.
May 7, 2019Diesel Climbs 0.2¢ to $3.171
The U.S. average retail price of diesel climbed 0.2 cent to $3.171 a gallon, as crude oil prices settled below $63 amid international tensions, the Department of Energy reported May 6.
May 6, 2019Agreement Solidifies First Victory for Trump’s Attempts at ‘Infrastructure Week’
The April 30 meeting between President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats produced an agreement on a $2 trillion infrastructure package. The next step, which will occur within the next three weeks, is to discuss funding. Here's your Capitol Agenda look ahead at the week for trucking on Capitol Hill.
May 6, 2019Minnesota Senate Strikes Proposed Fuel Tax Hike
A proposed 20-cent hike to the fuel tax did not survive the scrutiny of the Minnesota Senate, which passed a transportation finance bill May 1.
May 2, 2019Editorial: Dealmakers Strike a Big Deal
The $2 trillion infrastructure agreement President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats reached last week has been a long time coming, and we’re thrilled to see it. Voices on both sides of the aisle have maintained that infrastructure is a bipartisan issue. Seeing the top leaders from both parties agree on such a massive legislative effort indicated that those statements were more than just talk.
May 1, 2019Infrastructure Bill Should Pave Way for Modernization, Holmes Norton Says
The April 30Â announcement from House Democrats on an agreement with President Donald Trump to work on a $2 trillion infrastructure package elevated the profile of the subcommittee on Highways and Transit, and presents Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton with an opportunity to pursue a transformative vision not just for the District of Columbia, but the entire country.
May 1, 2019Diesel Increases 2.2¢ to $3.169 a Gallon
The U.S. average retail price of diesel climbed 2.2 cents to $3.169 a gallon, as crude oil stabilized around $63 per barrel, the U.S. Department of Energy reported April 29.
April 29, 2019CARB Staff White Paper: Significant Reductions in NOx ‘Technically Achievable and Cost-Effective’ for MY 2024 Heavy Trucks
Research from the staff of the California Air Resources Board concludes that the regulatory agency’s call for significant reductions in nitrogen oxide emissions are “technically achievable and cost-effective†for model year 2024 heavy trucks.
April 29, 2019Editorial: Old Man Winter Can’t Stop Freight
With quarterly earnings underway, we’re getting a look at how the industry fared during the first three months of 2019, a year which some have predicted could mark the beginning of a cooldown from last year’s red-hot freight market. Turns out the start of this year for freight haulers wasn’t marked so much by a cooldown as it was cold and snowy weather.
April 25, 2019