Sen. Schumer Calls for Increased Freight Railroad Safety
The freight train derailment on the Newburgh and New Windsor waterfront March 7 was just one of several making news across the country during the week of March 13.
March 13, 2017TT Podcasts: RoadSigns
Check out Transport Topics' updated Top 100 list of the largest logistics companies in North America, and explore how the industry's top players have adapted to a tough freight market and are preparing for the future.
Opinion: Eight Predictions for Our Industry
In 2008, I wrote an article where I described a future scenario in which a driver in a truck is leading a convoy of several driverless trucks. In 2011, I began predicting that we would have autonomous cars on the market and on the roadways by 2020. These predictions seem to be turning out better than my 2007 prediction that Apple would not get much market share in the cellphone business.
March 13, 2017Editorial: An End for a Rule That Didn’t Work
The great detective knew the game was afoot when he learned of the dog that didn’t bark.
March 13, 2017Letters: Parking, Financial Goals, Important Issue
Trucking Industry Likely To Solve Parking Problem
March 13, 2017HOS Restart Rule Fails Test
A congressionally mandated study on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s hours-of-service restart rule failed to demonstrate conclusively that a controversial 2013 restart rule, calling for two consecutive nights of rest, provided “a greater net benefit for the operational, safety, health and fatigue impacts” on drivers.
March 13, 2017Engineers Give D+ Grade to US Infrastructure — Again
WASHINGTON — The country’s infrastructure again received a near-failing grade from the American Society of Civil Engineers, highlighting a lack of improvement four years after the group’s last assessment.
March 13, 2017Nafta Freight Falls 3.4% in 2016; Trucks Remain Dominant Mode
The volume of North American Free Trade Agreement commerce dipped by 3.4% last year compared with 2015, and with that decline, trucks hauled less freight across the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico — although the value of the trade still topped $1 trillion, and trucks transported a strong majority of the goods.
March 13, 2017Hill Transportation Leaders Push Back on Trump’s Road Funding Approach
Senior funding leaders in the Senate rejected the White House’s intention to rely on private sector dollars for infrastructure projects, joining transportation leaders in Congress who already are concerned about coming up with funding for rural roads and bridges.
March 13, 2017Groups Ask EPA to Maintain Funding for Diesel Emissions Reduction Grants
Several transportation organizations have asked Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to continue Diesel Emissions Reduction Act funding in EPA’s fiscal 2018 budget.
March 13, 2017White House Says P3s to Remain Infrastructure Funding Mechanism
Tapping private capital to fund big-ticket infrastructure continues to be an ideal funding option for the White House, press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters March 9.
March 10, 2017