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EPA Provides Updates on Emissions Standards, SmartWay Activities
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expects to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking later this year aimed at establishing new emissions standards for oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and other pollutants for highway heavy-duty engines, an EPA official told the S.11 study group of the Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations during TMC’s virtual spring meeting.
April 19, 2021
Government, Business
Rep. Sam Graves (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
House Republicans Introduce NEPA Reform Bill
Rep. Sam Graves (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
Republicans on the transportation panel in the U.S. House of Representatives recently introduced a bill designed to streamline aspects of the federal environmental permitting process.
April 19, 2021
Government, Logistics
Illinois Department of Transportation via YouTube
Illinois Makes $110 Million Available for Public Port Projects
Illinois Department of Transportation via YouTube
Illinois officials announced $110 million is available for projects to improve public ports across the state.
April 19, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Fuel, Autonomous
A sign bearing the Tesla outside a store in Cherry Creek Mall in Denver. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press)
NHTSA, NTSB Probe Fatal Tesla Crash With No Driver
A sign bearing the Tesla outside a store in Cherry Creek Mall in Denver. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press)
DETROIT — Two federal agencies are sending teams to investigate the fatal crash of a Tesla near Houston in which local authorities say no one was behind the wheel.
April 19, 2021
Government
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will appear before the Senate Appropriations Committee on April 20 to discuss President Joe Biden's $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg News)
Buttigieg, GOP Alternative Plan Headline Infrastructure Week on Capitol Hill
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will appear before the Senate Appropriations Committee on April 20 to discuss President Joe Biden's $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg News)
President Joe Biden’s Cabinet-level “jobs” team is scheduled to explain details of a $2.25 trillion comprehensive infrastructure plan before a Senate panel; Republicans prepare a scaled-down response. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
April 19, 2021
Government, Business
Sen. Roy Blunt Sees Path to Scaled-Down Infrastructure Deal
A senior Republican senator said fees for airports and other infrastructure, along with levies for highways, could be used to fund a bipartisan investment package, amid GOP opposition to the corporate tax hikes proposed by President Joe Biden.
April 16, 2021
Government, Business
Shoppers carry bags on Market Street in San Francisco. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)
Consumer Sentiment Rises Along With Inflation Expectations
Shoppers carry bags on Market Street in San Francisco. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)
U.S. consumer sentiment improved in April following another round of fiscal stimulus and as job growth accelerated. At the same time, inflation expectations surged to the highest in nine years.
April 16, 2021
Government, Business
A 'sold' sign sits on a lot as new home construction continues in Westfield, Ind. (Michael Conroy/Associated Press)
Home Construction Rebounds in March
A 'sold' sign sits on a lot as new home construction continues in Westfield, Ind. (Michael Conroy/Associated Press)
WASHINGTON — U.S. housing construction rebounded strongly in March with home builders recovering from an unusually frigid February that shut down projects.
April 16, 2021
Government, Business, TCA
Manatee County Port Authority
Port Manatee Sees Record Container Cargo Business
Manatee County Port Authority
PORT MANATEE, Fla. — In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, Port Manatee is experiencing a boom in business with containerized cargo trade increasing nearly 74% in the six months ending March 31, compared to the same period a year earlier.
April 16, 2021
Government, Business
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks remotely to House transportation funding leaders April 15. (c-span.org)
Buttigieg Promotes Budget for DOT, Touts Infrastructure Plan
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks remotely to House transportation funding leaders April 15. (c-span.org)
The Biden administration’s proposal to increase funding for operations at the U.S. Department of Transportation would enhance the flow of commerce and respond to concerns linked to climate change, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg told House lawmakers April 15.
April 15, 2021