infrastructure week
Government, Business, Safety
Steny Hoyer speaks about infrastructure funding. (Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics)
Steny Hoyer Says Infrastructure Package Hinges on Presidential Support
Steny Hoyer speaks about infrastructure funding. (Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics)
WASHINGTON— The success of a federal infrastructure package will require the full and energetic support of President Donald Trump, Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), majority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, said during an Infrastructure Week kickoff event May 13.
May 13, 2019
Government, Business, Safety
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) wants President Donald Trump to take the lead on funding for the $2 trillion infrastructure initiative. (PBS NewsHour via YouTube)
Nancy Pelosi to Headline Infrastructure Week Forum
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) wants President Donald Trump to take the lead on funding for the $2 trillion infrastructure initiative. (PBS NewsHour via YouTube)
The real Infrastructure Week is finally here, and Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, will be among the lawmakers delivering keynote addresses to stakeholders. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
May 13, 2019
Government, Business
Iowa's roads received a C+ on the infrastructure report card. (seanhobson/Flickr)
ASCE Releases Infrastructure Grades for Iowa and California
Iowa's roads received a C+ on the infrastructure report card. (seanhobson/Flickr)
The American Society of Civil Engineers’ newly released infrastructure report cards for Iowa and California reveal the condition of those states’ underlying frameworks are just average.
May 9, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Safety
Destruction in Puerto Rico after the landfall of Hurricane Maria in 2017. (Carlos Giusti/Associated Press)
Infrastructure Week Shines Spotlight on Resilience, Modernization
Destruction in Puerto Rico after the landfall of Hurricane Maria in 2017. (Carlos Giusti/Associated Press)
After recent hurricanes destroyed transportation corridors in the Southeast part of the country, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Democrats on Capitol Hill ramped up their calls for rebuilding infrastructure that would be far more resilient.
May 8, 2019
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
Roads and bridges may crumble, traffic may back up for miles ... but life won't wait. (American Trucking Associations via YouTube)
Agreement Solidifies First Victory for Trump’s Attempts at ‘Infrastructure Week’
Roads and bridges may crumble, traffic may back up for miles ... but life won't wait. (American Trucking Associations via YouTube)
The April 30 meeting between President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats produced an agreement on a $2 trillion infrastructure package. The next step, which will occur within the next three weeks, is to discuss funding. Here's your Capitol Agenda look ahead at the week for trucking on Capitol Hill.
May 6, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Safety
Anthony Foxx speaks at an industry event. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Anthony Foxx, Andrew Wheeler, Shoshana Lew to Participate in Infrastructure Week 2019
Anthony Foxx speaks at an industry event. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Not to be confused with the occasional White House announcement of an “infrastructure week,” the actual Infrastructure Week is scheduled for May 13-20, with events in Washington and throughout the country.
April 19, 2019
Government, Business, Safety
Roadwork in Minnesota by bobex_pics/Flickr
Industry Leaders Lament Infrastructure Delays at Roundtable
Roadwork in Minnesota by bobex_pics/Flickr
WASHINGTON — If the prevailing wisdom seems to be in favor of getting on with repairing old and building new U.S. infrastructure, why does the nation seem to be in a state of inertia in getting the job done?
May 17, 2018
Government, Business, Safety
Hockey via Bipartisan Policy Center
Australian Ambassador Tells Lawmakers to Consider Infrastructure Privatization
Hockey via Bipartisan Policy Center
WASHINGTON — With many American policymakers struggling to identify a long-term path for funding their big-ticket infrastructure projects, Australia’s ambassador to the United States has proposed a rather simple approach: privatize the projects.
May 17, 2018
Government, Business, Fuel, Logistics
An oil tanker truck drives along a road in Williston, N.D. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg)
Uniform Road Laws, Reduced Congestion Could Ease Interstate Trucking, Experts Say
An oil tanker truck drives along a road in Williston, N.D. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg)
WASHINGTON — Harmonization among states on road laws relating to capacity would vastly improve interstate trucking, according to industry experts.
May 16, 2018
Editorial
Editorial: Infrastructure Week and the Work Ahead
It’s Infrastructure Week, the annual spotlight on the nation’s roads and bridges. During a week’s worth of discussion, a lot will be said about the need to update and repair existing infrastructure as well as build from scratch what will be needed to carry transportation into the future.
May 10, 2018