After holding various roles at the Michigan Department of Transportation for more than 38 years, Mark Van Port Fleet will serve as the agency’s director for the next two months.
November 6, 2018michigan
Government
Trucks cross the Ambassador Bridge into Detroit. (Carlos Osorio/Associated Press)
New Michigan DOT Director Will 'Stay the Course' During Two-Month Term
Trucks cross the Ambassador Bridge into Detroit. (Carlos Osorio/Associated Press)
Government
Traffic backs up on Interstate 75 at I-696, north of Detroit. (Michigan Department of Transportation)
Mark Van Port Fleet Appointed Michigan DOT Director
Traffic backs up on Interstate 75 at I-696, north of Detroit. (Michigan Department of Transportation)
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder recently announced that longtime Michigan Department of Transportation employee Mark Van Port Fleet will serve as the agency’s new director.
November 1, 2018
Government, Business, Technology
Steudle speaks at an industry show. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Retiring Michigan DOT Chief Kirk Steudle Appointed Econolite Executive
Steudle speaks at an industry show. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Outgoing Michigan Department of Transportation Director Kirk Steudle has been appointed senior vice president of Econolite, a company that specializes in intelligent transportation systems and traffic management software.
October 24, 2018
Government
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
Michigan DOT Director Kirk Steudle to Step Down Oct. 31
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
Michigan Department of Transportation Director Kirk Steudle, a champion of mobility and smart infrastructure, is retiring.
September 11, 2018
Business
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M&K Truck Centers Expands in Michigan
(M&K Truck Centers via Facebook)
M&K Truck Centers has expanded its business in Michigan with the purchase of Volvo truck dealerships in Flint and Saginaw from Graff Truck Centers.
September 5, 2018
Government
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder Creates Two Infrastructure Councils
Beatrice Murch/Flickr
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder recently signed legislation creating two councils dedicated solely to infrastructure management.
July 9, 2018
Government, Logistics, TCA
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Michigan Governor Calls for Federal Gas Tax Hike to Fix State’s Ravaged Roads
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It’s time to raise the federal gas tax to help fix Michigan’s ravaged roads, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said March 20.
March 20, 2018
Government, Business, Technology
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Mobility, Modernization Top Goals for Colorado and Michigan Governors
Garrett/Flickr
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, whose states have significant freight corridors, set goals to overhaul the infrastructure in their states to ensure that the goods that bolster their economy can move freely.
January 19, 2018
Business, Logistics, TCA
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Million Square-Foot Distribution Center in Detroit to be Redeveloped — Reportedly for Amazon
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Up to 1,000 jobs could be coming to Shelby Township, Michigan through the development of a more than 1-million-square-foot distribution center at a former automotive electronics supplier site.
July 19, 2017
Government
Snyder by Pete Marovich/Bloomberg News
75 MPH Speed Limit OK'd for Some Rural Michigan Highways
Snyder by Pete Marovich/Bloomberg News
LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Rick Snyder jumped on the speed train Jan. 5 when he signed a bill boosting the state's speed limit to 75 miles per hour on about 600 miles of highways in rural areas of the state. The bills also raise the maximum speed limit for trucks from 60 to 65 mph.
January 5, 2017Pages
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