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Senate Continues Consideration of Transportation Funding Bill

A fiscal 2019 transportation funding bill that would call attention to concerns livestock haulers have raised about electronic logging devices is included in a legislative package under consideration in the Senate.

July 26, 2018

Motor Carriers Group Challenges California Law That Defines Independent Contractors

In a federal lawsuit filed July 19, the Western States Trucking Association alleges that the California Supreme Court’s new “ABC test” requirement for deciding if a contractor should be an employee “forces virtually all independent contractors to become employees to those they choose to contract or work with.”

July 26, 2018

Controversial $10 Million Toll Study Approved in Connecticut

Connecticut’s State Bond Commission recently approved a $10 million study to assess the feasibility of tolling on certain routes in the state.

July 26, 2018

NAFTA Talks to Pick Up Again as Threat of Auto Tariffs Looms

High-level talks for a new NAFTA are picking up again this week following two months of limited negotiations that were marred by tit-for-tat tariff battles and diplomatic fallout.

July 26, 2018

Trump Deregulatory Efforts Flounder in Court

A year and a half into the Trump administration’s war against what it deems unneeded regulation, the legal record is coming into focus. And, according to law professors who follow regulation, it ain’t pretty.

July 26, 2018

Traffic Jams Can’t Be Prevented, Says Washington State Transportation Chief

Highways won’t cure Washington state’s traffic woes and preventing congestion is impossible, said Roger Millar, head of the Washington state Department of Transportation.

July 25, 2018

Trump Blames Tariff Critics for Weakening US Bargaining Power

President Donald Trump lit into critics of his tariffs, saying discord — some from Republicans in Congress — undercuts his ability to narrow the U.S. trade gaps with other countries.

July 25, 2018

16 States Join Request for Court Review of EPA’s Glider Decision

Attorneys general from 16 states have joined a request that an appeals court review a decision by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials to not enforce an Obama-era regulation limiting the production of glider kit trucks to 300 units per manufacturer.

July 24, 2018

Big Oil Is Raking in Cash, So Investors Are Asking: Now What?

The dark storm clouds that have been hanging over the oil industry during the crude-price slump have suddenly started raining cash.

July 24, 2018

Shuster Unveils Draft Infrastructure Plan

Proposing to raise taxes on fuel, ensuring the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund, establishing a volunteer vehicle miles traveled program, and imposing a tax on bicycle tires are key provisions included in a draft infrastructure plan the top transportation leader in the U.S. House unveiled July 23.

July 24, 2018