DUNMORE, Pa. — State police issued more than 800 citations statewide to drivers violating the commercial vehicle ban during the Feb. 12 winter storm. Troopers say they were strongly enforcing the ban as a way to prevent crashes and keep highways clear.
February 15, 2019Government
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Trucking Companies Question Pennsylvania Travel Ban Citations
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Check out the latest podcast episodes of our RoadSigns and LiveOnWeb programs. Episode 2 of our Season Intersession of RoadSigns, "Is Trucking Charging Toward an Electric Reality?" is now available. Check back here often as new content is always being added!
January 3, 2019
Government
Rep. Peter DeFazio. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
Congressional Transportation Leaders to Update AASHTO on Infrastructure Bill
Rep. Peter DeFazio. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
The big four surface transportation policymakers on Capitol Hill are scheduled to share with state-level transportation officials the latest developments on crafting much-anticipated infrastructure legislation.
February 15, 2019
Government, Business
Meg Roussos/Bloomberg News
Manufacturing Takes Downward Turn in January
Meg Roussos/Bloomberg News
U.S. factory production unexpectedly contracted in January, shrinking the most in eight months on weakness in the automotive sector and indicating a weak start to the year as headwinds including a trade war with China weighed on factories.
February 15, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel
Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News
VW Targets Carbon-Neutral Production for First Electric Car
Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News
Volkswagen AG plans to save 1 million tons of carbon-dioxide emissions a year by making production of its first electric model carbon neutral, part of an effort to clean up its image in the aftermath of the diesel-cheating scandal.
February 15, 2019
Government, Business
TT's Eugene Mulero live on C-SPAN's Washington Journal (via c-span.org)
Watch TT's Eugene Mulero Talk Infrastructure on C-SPAN
TT's Eugene Mulero live on C-SPAN's Washington Journal (via c-span.org)
Transport Topics reporter Eugene Mulero was a guest on C-SPAN's Washington Journal program Feb. 15, discussing infrastructure funding and taking calls from viewers. Click here for a link to watch a replay of the interview.
February 15, 2019
Government, Safety, Editorial
Editorial: Good Places to Start
In the nine years that the American Transportation Research Institute has been producing a list of the worst bottlenecks in the United States, three spots have had the inauspicious honor of landing at the top of the list. These same three are consistently awful, even if from year to year one is worse than the others.
February 14, 2019
Government, Business
Sen. Richard Shelby by Al Drago/Bloomberg News
ELD Exemption for Livestock Haulers Part of Fiscal 2019 Congressional Funding Deal
Sen. Richard Shelby by Al Drago/Bloomberg News
Included in the law signed by President Trump Feb. 15 that funds federal agencies through fiscal 2019 is a provision that exempts livestock and insect haulers from the electronic logging device requirement.
February 14, 2019
Government, Business, Fuel
ARTBA CEO and President Dave Bauer. (ARTBA)
New ARTBA President to Congress: Fix the Highway Trust Fund
ARTBA CEO and President Dave Bauer. (ARTBA)
WASHINGTON — Dave Bauer, the new leader of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association, said he believes that raising and indexing federal fuel taxes is the best way to achieve sustainable funding for infrastructure upgrades needed around the country.
February 14, 2019
Government, Business, Safety
Mullings (left), Dan Ronan, Manning and Murray. (Natso)
Truck Parking Shortage Costs Drivers $4,600 a Year, Expert Says
Mullings (left), Dan Ronan, Manning and Murray. (Natso)
ORLANDO, Fla. — The difficulty of finding truck parking is pushing drivers out of the business and contributing to the industry’s persistent driver shortage, according to experts who spoke at the Natso annual convention, held here Feb. 10-13.
February 14, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics
Mark Lennihan/Associated Press
Amazon Ditches Plans for New York Headquarters
Mark Lennihan/Associated Press
Amazon.com is pulling out of a plan to build a headquarters in New York City, after a backlash from some residents and politicians, the e-commerce giant said.
February 14, 2019Pages
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