The Connecticut Department of Transportation released a study Nov. 14 which stated that electronic tolls posted on highways throughout the state could raise nearly $1 billion a year, but the study comes at a time when a tolling program underway in neighboring Rhode Island faces a court challenge.
November 19, 2018tolling
Government, Business
Trucks and cars travel on I-84. (aaroads.com)
Connecticut Report Projects Tolls Could Raise $1 Billion a Year
Trucks and cars travel on I-84. (aaroads.com)
Government, Business, Opinion
Opinion: ATA’s Strength Built on Solidarity
By coming together with one voice, ATA has been able to effectively advocate on issues that motor carriers deem important, says Dave Manning, the 73rd chairman of American Trucking Associations and president of TCW in Nashville, Tenn.
October 9, 2018
Government
Democrats debuted their own infrastructure plan that aims for a $1 trillion federal investment. (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press)
Senate Democrats Debut Infrastructure Plan That Would Reverse Elements of GOP Tax Overhaul
Democrats debuted their own infrastructure plan that aims for a $1 trillion federal investment. (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press)
Less than a month after President Donald Trump unveiled his infrastructure proposal, Senate Democrats released an infrastructure plan of their own.
March 7, 2018
Government, Business, Fuel
Doug Kerr/Flickr
Minnesota DOT Studies Tolling Along Major Twin Cities Routes
Doug Kerr/Flickr
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is considering the cost of expanding its tolling program, according to a feasibility study of several major corridors.
January 31, 2018
Government, Business
Mark Danielson/Flickr
Congress Awaits Infrastructure Plan Next Week; Freight Groups Oppose Tolls in Leaked Draft
Mark Danielson/Flickr
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will need to vigorously promote his wide-ranging infrastructure funding proposal to help advance it through a skeptical Congress this year, the leader of the Senate committee on freight affairs said Jan. 24.
January 23, 2018
Government
AsphaltPlanet1 via YouTube
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Calls for No More Toll Roads
AsphaltPlanet1 via YouTube
Texas will not be setting up more toll roads, despite plans recently unveiled by the state’s Department of Transportation to build toll lanes on Interstate 35 East, Gov. Greg Abbott said.
November 21, 2017
Government, Business
HummelReport via YouTube
R.I. Trucking Issues 'Call to Arms' Over Route Restrictions
HummelReport via YouTube
The Rhode Island State Traffic Commission’s recent denial of a request to restrict tractor-trailers from certain secondary roads will galvanize companies to stand up against such regulations during the commission’s next hearing, said Chris Maxwell, president of the Rhode Island Trucking Association.
August 24, 2017
Business, Technology
Kapsch TrafficCom AG
Kapsch TrafficCom to Provide 6C Toll Tags in Colorado
Kapsch TrafficCom AG
Kapsch TrafficCom has been selected by the E-470 Public Highway Authority in Colorado to supply 6C toll tags for use by express toll account holders.
July 21, 2017
Government, Business
Jessica Hill/Connecticut Office of the Governor
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy Says Truck-Only Tolling Worth Considering
Jessica Hill/Connecticut Office of the Governor
As some in the trucking industry feared, Rhode Island’s plan to make only trucks pay tolls within its borders has another state thinking about doing the same.
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