Hiring, Keeping Young Drivers Proves a Constant Battle as Workforce Ages
Attracting and retaining younger drivers could hold the key to solving the trucking industry’s persistent struggle with turnover, but that’s much easier said than done, fleets are finding.
February 20, 2017Oregon Searching for Road Funds Amid Major Budget Crunch
Oregon’s budget deficit is approaching $2 billion at the same time that its Department of Transportation says it needs another $545 million a year just to maintain the state’s roads and bridges.
February 17, 2017Hours of Service Exemption Issued in New Hampshire Due to Extreme Cold
Trucks delivering heating fuels in New Hampshire have been declared exempt from hours of service rules by the state’s Department of Safety because of extremely cold weather that followed a series of major snowstorms. The exemption went into effect Feb. 13 and is effective until midnight Feb. 27.
February 15, 2017Oroville Dam Situation Closes California Highways
The risk of damage to the Oroville Dam in Northern California not only forced the evacuation of more than 100,000 people but also has caused road closures that are affecting freight movement in the nation’s most populous state.
February 14, 2017Red States Alaska, Oklahoma Seriously Mulling Fuel-Tax Hikes
Oklahoma and Alaska are about as red as states can be. Oklahoma has only elected Republicans to the Senate going back to 1994. Republican Don Young has been Alaska’s only congressman since 1973. However, both states are considering raising fuel-tax rates for the first time since the 1980s.
February 14, 2017Effort to Boost Transportation Funding Slows in Connecticut
Two years ago in February, Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy unveiled an ambitious 30-year, $100 billion infrastructure proposal.
February 13, 2017Oklahoma Submits Seven Infrastructure Projects to Trump for Consideration
Four highway projects are among the seven total infrastructure priorities that Oklahoma submitted to the National Governors Association as part of a 428-item list that the NGA is asking the Trump administration to consider.
February 13, 2017Transport ‘Lockbox’ Advocates Say Success Requires Simplicity
Advocates who helped transportation lockboxes receive approvals from voters in Maryland, Illinois and New Jersey in 2014 and 2016 said that keeping the proposals simple is critical to their success at the polls.
February 13, 2017Florida Budget Includes Record $4.1 Billion in Transportation Funding
Florida’s roads and bridges are in line to receive more than $4 billion in fiscal 2018 as part of the budget announced by Gov. Rick Scott on Jan. 31. Scott’s total proposed transportation budget of $10.8 billion makes it four straight years with that total topping $10 million and reaching a new high.
February 8, 2017Delaware River Bridge to Stay Closed at Least Into April
The Delaware River Bridge, which connects New Jersey and Pennsylvania and has been closed since inspectors found a crack in a supporting truss on Jan. 20, will remain closed a minimum of eight more weeks.
February 6, 2017