When the Panama Canal reopens its wider, deeper locks and channel on June 26, Port Manatee officials will be looking to turn that greater capacity into more cargo traffic.
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Iowa Bridges Get Help Under State Transportation Plan
More than a third of the $3.5 billion Iowa state planners said they intend to spend on transportation needs in the next five years will be devoted to improving bridges.
June 15, 2016FMCSA Advisory Committee Begins Review of Outdated Guidance Documents
A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration advisory committee on June 14 began a review of the agency’s plain language “guidance documents” aimed at helping carriers, drivers and inspectors interpret a slate of 700 regulations.
June 14, 2016Kentucky Puts Future Construction Projects on Hold
Not long after Greg Thomas became deputy secretary of Kentucky’s Transportation Cabinet in February, the organization’s leadership gathered for a meeting.
June 14, 2016Senate Clears Pipeline Safety Bill
The Senate on June 13 cleared a bill that would direct federal regulators to implement a series of pipeline safety mandates.
June 14, 2016Capitol Agenda for the Week of June 14: Patience, Darling
Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. Apparently it won't include a confirmation hearing for Scott Darling, nominated as administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
June 14, 2016Relief Plan Offered for R.I. In-State Commercial Truck Owners
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A legislative session that began in winter with Governor Gina Raimondo's push for controversial new truck tolls is nearing an end with a $6 million relief package for in-state commercial truck owners.
June 12, 2016Border Rail Line to Connect US, Mexico
A new company will take over repairs and eventual operations of the beleaguered Desert Line railroad, clearing the way for work to begin this summer and for trains to move goods made in Mexico into the United States in 2018.
June 13, 2016Seven Smart City Finalists Make Last Presentations
Expanding public transportation in underserved areas was a common theme among the seven finalists in the U.S Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge as they made their final presentations to Secretary Anthony Foxx on June 9.
June 10, 2016Canada Targets US Truck Washes in Fight Against Killer Pig Virus
Canadian farm groups are blasting U.S. truck washes for being too dirty to prevent the spread of a virus that has killed millions of piglets in recent years, exposing a dispute over the effectiveness of such facilities in North American agriculture.
June 10, 2016