American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers and American Trucking Associations have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an appeals court ruling that upheld the state of Oregon’s program to reduce the carbon intensity of fuel by 10% by 2025.
January 14, 2019Oregon
Government, Business, Fuel
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Fuel Producers, ATA Seek Supreme Court Review of Oregon Low-Carbon Fuel Program
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Government, Business
DeFazio says Oregon will receive $2.6 million for repairs. (Olivier Douliery/Bloomberg News)
Oregon Receives $2.6 Million Grant to Rebuild Infrastructure, DeFazio Says
DeFazio says Oregon will receive $2.6 million for repairs. (Olivier Douliery/Bloomberg News)
To help Oregon fix freight corridors and surface infrastructure damaged by natural disasters, the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the state $2.6 million, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) said this week.
November 17, 2017
Government, Business
Gov. Kate Brown signed into law an increase in Oregon's weight fee. (Meg Roussos/Bloomberg News)
Oregon Raises Weight Fee System for Trucks Under New Transportation Law
Gov. Kate Brown signed into law an increase in Oregon's weight fee. (Meg Roussos/Bloomberg News)
Oregon’s weight-per-mile system for trucks will increase under a $5.3 billion, 10-year bill Gov. Kate Brown (D) signed into law on Aug. 28.
August 29, 2017
Government
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Oregon Legislature Advances 10-Year, $5.3 Billion Transportation Funding Package
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Lawmakers in Oregon approved a $5.3 billion measure in July that would increase taxes and fees to pay for freight, transit and commuter infrastructure projects.
July 18, 2017
Government, TCA
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Oregon’s $5.3 Billion Transportation Plan Clears Final Hurdle
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Oregon’s most ambitious highway upgrades in a generation won final approval from the Legislature on July 6.
July 7, 2017
Government, Business, TCA
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Oregon Lawmakers to Finally Vote on Massive Road-Fixes Bill After Two Years of Talks
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During a rare weekend meeting, Oregon state lawmakers on July 1 voted to send a slimmed-down, $5.3 billion proposal to raise taxes and fees to pay for transportation projects to the House floor for a full vote.
July 3, 2017
Government
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Oregon Searching for Road Funds Amid Major Budget Crunch
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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, 2017
Government
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Oregon's Transportation System Must Be Ready for the Big One, Panel Urges
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A statewide panel charged with assessing Oregon's future transportation needs found the ability to handle a Cascadia subduction zone earthquake a top priority across the state.
May 20, 2016
Government
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Portland, Ore., to Consider Truck-Only Tax
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The City Council in Portland, Oregon, will consider a four-year, heavy-vehicle use tax when it meets May 4, with a vote likely to come the following week. The tax would add 2.8% to the tax bills of trucking firms that have a Portland business license. Trucks already pay a weight-mile tax in Oregon, which doesn’t have a diesel fuel tax.
May 2, 2016
Special Coverage, Business, Government
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Mitchell 1 Updates Interface Between RepairConnect, Noregon Software
Scott DeGiorgio by Roger W. Gilroy/Transport Topics
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Maintenance information provider Mitchell 1 announced an update to the interface between its RepairConnect diagnostic troubleshooting tool and Noregon’s JPRO Professional commercial fleet diagnostics software.
February 28, 2016