Blumenauer: Congress 'Not Keeping Up Our End of the Bargain'
WASHINGTON — Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) called on colleagues to back legislation he introduced this year that would increase fuel taxes to pay for infrastructure projects during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on June 17.
June 17, 2015Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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White House, Republicans Lack Plan to Get Vote on Trade Bill
The Obama administration and Republican leaders don’t have a clear plan to resurrect the president’s trade agenda and are giving themselves until the end of July to find a way to overcome resistance from congressional Democrats.
June 16, 2015Wisconsin Begins Installing 70 MPH Speed Limit Signs
Highway crews in Wisconsin on June 16 began installing 70 mph speed limit signs along some of the state’s interstates, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced.
June 16, 2015High Court Won't Hear Volvo Subsidiary's Appeal of $72 Million EPA Fine
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 15 declined to hear an appeal brought by a Volvo Group subsidiary over a $72 million fine issued by the Environmental Protection Agency.
June 16, 2015Regulators Rush to Issue Key Proposed, Final Rulemakings, FMCSA Official Says
Federal regulators are racing to complete several significant proposed and final rulemakings by this fall and early next year, a top Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official told members of the agency’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee on June 15.
June 15, 2015Watch Live: ATA’s Graves Testifying at Ways and Means’ Trust Fund Hearing
Bill Graves, president of American Trucking Associations, is testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee for a hearing on the Highway Trust Fund.
June 15, 2015Rhode Island GOP Caucus Offers Alternative to Toll Plan
Members of Rhode Island’s Republican Caucus in the House on June 15 announced they would look to shift $60 million from the state’s fiscal 2016 budget to repair bridges and other highway infrastructure.
June 15, 2015ATA Critical of Panel's Recommendation of Hours-Based Over Performance-Based Instruction for New Drivers
An entry-level driver training federal advisory committee’s recommendation that new drivers receive hours-based rather than performance-based behind-the-wheel instruction lacks a scientific basis and runs contrary to a pair of executive orders, according to a “dissent letter” forwarded to the committee’s facilitator by American Trucking Associations.
June 15, 2015FMCSA Shuts Down Two Firms for Safety Violations
A carrier involved in the spilling of canola oil onto Interstate 75 in Georgia last month and a fireworks display company in Illinois were shut down for various safety violations, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced June 15.
June 15, 2015EPA Proposal Crushing Industry Growth, Ethanol Groups Say
An Obama administration proposal in May to cut quotas for renewable fuels led to a rout in ethanol credits and handcuffed the industry’s growth, biofuel groups said.
June 15, 2015