Anthony Foxx
Sen. Deb Fischer to Offer FMCSA Reform Legislation
Senate Commerce livestream
WASHINGTON — Citing serious concerns with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s “flawed approach” in a number of areas, Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) said during a March 4 Senate hearing she plans to unveil legislation that would reform safety initiatives and ensure the agency is more inclusive of stakeholders.
March 4, 2015Anthony Foxx Continues Promise of ‘New and Improved’ Grow America Bill
Senate committee livestream
WASHINGTON — Days after House Republicans called his budget request a “fantasy,” Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told a Senate panel that the White House will soon unveil a “new and improved” transportation funding plan.
March 2, 2015Anthony Foxx Is Told Fiscal 2016 Budget Request Is ‘Fantasy’
House subcommittee livestream
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx’s fiscal 2016 budget pitch to House Republican funding leaders fell flat after several key lawmakers said they would not support the proposal.
February 25, 2015Anthony Foxx to AASHTO Members: Push Congress for Long-Term Transportation Plan
Jonathan S. Reiskin/Transport Topics
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx urged state transportation officials meeting here to lobby their members of Congress on the necessity of passing a long-term surface transportation program that will facilitate expansion of the nation’s economy and population.
February 25, 2015Senate Panel Calls for Hearing on Truck Safety, FMCSA Regulations
Darling by Pete Marovich/Bloomberg News
Scott Darling, acting administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, is scheduled to appear March 4 before a Senate subcommittee that has jurisdiction over trucking regulations.
February 25, 2015DOT Announces $232.5 Million to States for Bridge, Road Repairs
Twenty-six states and Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, will receive $232.5 million in emergency funding to repair highway infrastructure damaged by recent weather events, the Department of Transportation announced Feb. 18.
February 19, 2015South Carolina Container Volume Passes 1 Million Mark
South Carolina Ports Authority
Container volume in South Carolina increased to 1.07 million 20-foot equivalent units fiscal year to date.
February 19, 2015FMCSA Shuts Down Nevada Carrier JDJD Transportation
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it has ordered a Nevada-based trucking company to shut down immediately after an investigation revealed “numerous widespread violations of critical safety regulations.”
February 12, 2015DOT’s Anthony Foxx to Take Bus Tour Touting Infrastructure
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
WASHINGTON — The nation’s top transportation officer will hop on a bus Feb. 17 for a tour of five states to tell residents about the need to upgrade aging infrastructure around the country.
February 12, 2015Watch: DOT Chief Anthony Foxx Testifies at House T&I Committee
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Less than two weeks after the Obama administration unveiled a six-year, $478 billion transportation proposal, DOT chief Anthony Foxx appeared before the GOP-led House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee at 10 a.m. EST today.
February 11, 2015