Freight Executives Urge Congress to Boost Funding for Infrastructure
WASHINGTON — Increasing funding for freight corridors would help reduce congestion and improve intermodal connectivity, executives representing trucking, port, and rail sectors told senators April 4.
April 10, 2017Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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Execs Charged With Fraudulent Sales Tactics Accuse FTC of Defamation, Interference
Two people accused by the Federal Trade Commission of using deceptive tactics to sell registration services to truck owners and operators are fighting back, asking a federal judge to allow a counterclaim against the agency for defamation and tortuous interference.
April 10, 2017California Leaders Reach Deadline for $52.4 Billion Transportation Bill
Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown and state Democratic legislative leaders last week were racing to meet a self-imposed deadline to approve a $52.4 billion, 10-year transportation bill to fix California’s crumbling infrastructure with revenue from hefty gasoline and diesel tax increases.
April 10, 2017NHTSA Upgrades Investigation Into Freightliner Cascadia Wiper Motor Failures
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has upgraded an ongoing preliminary investigation into windshield wiper motor failures on a potential 193,000 2015-16 Freightliner Cascadias.
April 7, 2017Trump Taps Lyft Executive for DOT Policy Post
The general manager of a ride-sharing firm was tapped by President Donald Trump to oversee policy at the Department of Transportation, the White House announced this week.
April 7, 2017Massive Transportation Infrastructure Bill Narrowly Approved by California Lawmakers
California legislators on April 6 narrowly approved a $52.4 billion, 10-year transportation bill to fix the state’s crumbling roads and bridges with revenues from hefty gas and diesel tax increases.
April 7, 2017US DOT Provides 40 States $768 Million in Emergency Funds to Fix Roadways
Forty states will split $768.2 million in federal emergency funds to help them fix roadway infrastructure damaged by severe weather events in recent years, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced this week.
April 7, 2017Wisconsin Lawmakers Buck Gov. Scott Walker, Drop His Transportation Plan From Budget
In a move not seen in at least 24 years, top Wisconsin lawmakers yanked dozens of provisions from Gov. Scott Walker's budget bill, including the entire transportation plan put forward by their fellow Republican.
April 7, 2017Supreme Court Declines to Review a Driver's Sleep Apnea Lawsuit Against Crete Carrier Corp.
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case involving an obese truck driver who claimed in a lawsuit that his employer, Crete Carrier Corp., should not have required him to submit to a sleep study to determine if he had sleep apnea.
April 6, 2017Oklahoma Transportation Official Urges Congress to Reform Permitting Process
WASHINGTON — Transportation authorizers need to consider ways to reform the planning and approval process for highway infrastructure projects, Mike Patterson, executive director of Oklahoma’s Department of Transportation, told a House subcommittee April 5.
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