Scott Darling’s nomination to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration was easily advanced by the Senate Commerce Committee on March 3.
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Less Growth Prompts First Service Job Cuts Since 2014
Growth in U.S. service industries slowed for a fourth straight month in February, prompting the first job cuts in two years.
March 3, 2016S.C. Senate Finally Begins Debate on Transportation Bill
Eight weeks into the 2016 legislative session, Democrats in South Carolina’s Senate late March 2 agreed to allow debate on the Republicans’ $400 million transportation funding bill, whichĚýdoesn’t include a gas tax increase.
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March 3, 2016Committee Advances Darling’s FMCSA Nomination to Full Senate
The nomination of Scott Darling to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration was easily advanced by the Senate Commerce Committee on March 3.
March 3, 2016Virginia Senate Committee Strips Most Tolling From House-Passed Bill
Virginia’s Senate Transportation Committee debated late into the night March 2 before finally removing the key tolling provisions from legislation that had passed the House.
March 3, 2016West Virginia Senate Passes Tax, Fee Hikes for Highways
Legislation to increase highway funding in West Virginia by more than $290 million a year — primarily through increasing the state sales tax from 6% to 7% — is headed to the state’s House of Delegates, which has proved adverse to tax hikes.
March 3, 2016Phase 2 GHG Emissions Regulation Documents Released
Summaries of private industry meetings with Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration officials are among more than two dozen documents released by federal regulators related to a final Phase 2 heavy-duty truck greenhouse-gas emissions regulation.
March 3, 2016DOT Estimates Value of Truck Tonnage to Rise 84% by 2045
According to aĚýDepartment of Transportation study released March 3, the amount of freight moved by trucks in the United States will increase 44% by 2045 while its value will jump 84%.
March 3, 2016New Hampshire House Committee Approves 10-Year, $3.8 Billion Highway Plan
New Hampshire’s 10-year, $3.8 billion highway improvement plan was approved by the House Public Works and Highways Committee on March 2.
March 3, 2016Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy Says Truck-Only Tolling Worth Considering
As some in the trucking industry feared, Rhode Island’s plan to make only trucks pay tolls within its borders has another state thinking about doing the same.
March 2, 2016