Chief executives from transit agencies are asking the U.S. Department of Transportation to delay the start date for a federal mandate requiring the organizations to begin reporting on their performance management
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AASHTO to Tax Leaders: Advance Private Activity Bonds
The national group representing state transportation directors again called on tax policy leaders on Capitol Hill to produce tax reform legislation that would help advance infrastructure projects.
December 8, 2017You Can Say That Again!
Trump and trucks on the White House lawn. ELDs and HOS. Autonomous and all-electric technology. Ailing infrastructure and driver wellness. If it made the news in 2017, then Transport Topics covered it. How well do you know who said what over the past 12 months. Take this quiz and find out!
December 13, 2017Trump to Release Infrastructure Plan in January, Official Says
President Donald Trump plans to keep pushing his legislative agenda in 2018 by releasing his long-promised infrastructure proposal in early January, a senior administration official said.
December 8, 2017Technological Advances Entice Younger Drivers to Trucking Industry, Executives Say
WASHINGTON — Advances in automation, safety features and telecommunication are improving jobs for truck drivers, attracting a new generation of workers adept in user-friendly technologies, trucking executives told House lawmakers Dec. 7.
December 7, 2017Replay: LiveOnWeb's 2017 Year in Review
What were the top trucking issues in 2017 and how will they shape 2018? In today's LiveOnWeb program, our experts ran through their lists and explained each item's significance. Spoiler alert: The ELD mandate makes the list. Watch the replay.
December 7, 2017EPA Rebuffs Biodiesel Makers, Won’t Increase Minimum Production Level for 2019
Despite pressure from biodiesel producers to require greater minimum production levels of biomass-based diesel, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has stuck to its proposed plan to maintain the 2018 level of 2.1 billion gallons for 2019.
December 7, 2017FedEx and UPS Surge as Investors Pick Winners From Tax Overhaul
FedEx Corp. and UPS Inc. surged the most in more than a year Dec. 4 on expectations that they’ll reap particularly big gains from the tax-overhaul package making its way through Congress.
December 7, 2017Trump to Discuss Renewable Fuel With Ethanol Critic Ted Cruz
President Donald Trump will confront the conflict between farm-state and oil-state Republicans over renewable fuel standards as he meets Dec. 7 with Texas Senator Ted Cruz, a leading critic of requirements for ethanol use, and other Republican lawmakers.
December 7, 2017Tell Us: What Was the Top Trucking Issue of 2017?
As part of our upcoming Year in Review package, we have one question: What was the most important trucking issue of 2017, and how did it impact you? Click here to e-mail us your answer.
December 7, 2017