Transportation Coalition Says Next Highway Patch Should Include Funding Fix
The next highway funding extension Congress approves should require the tax-writing panels to come up with a plan that ensures long-term funding for highways and transit projects, the Transportation Construction Coalition said May 6.
May 6, 2015Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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Sen. Deb Fischer’s FMCSA Overhaul Bill Expected Before Long-Term Highway Bill
WASHINGTON — Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) said she expects to offer legislation that would reform programs at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration before Congress takes up a long-term highway plan.
May 6, 2015Expeditors Net Income Jumps 27%
Expeditors International of Washington Inc. raised net income 27% to $107.3 million, or 55 cents per share, as business improved for air and ocean freight management services.
May 6, 2015BNSF Oil-Train Derailment Sets Tank Cars on Fire in North Dakota
A BNSF Railway train carrying crude oil derailed in North Dakota, setting several tank cars on fire and prompting the evacuation of nearby residents, U.S. and local authorities said.
May 6, 2015Michigan Voters Reject Transportation Funding Plan That Would Have Raised Sales Tax
Michigan voters have overwhelmingly rejected a ballot measure that would have raised the state sales tax from 6% to 7% as the key element in a sweeping transportation funding plan now dead.
May 6, 2015Sen. Cory Booker on House T-HUD Bill: ‘Relaxing Safety Regulations is Unacceptable’
WASHINGTON — Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said he was disappointed House appropriators last week advanced a fiscal 2016 transportation funding bill with a provision that would keep a suspension of certain mandatory rest periods for truckers.
May 5, 2015FMCSA Mulling Over Whether Exemption Process Is Necessary for Diabetic Drivers
The Federal Motor Carriers Administration has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking under which truck drivers with controlled diabetes would no longer have to apply for medical exemptions.
May 5, 2015Sen. Claire McCaskill: Lack of Highway Bill ‘Kind of a Joke’
WASHINGTON — Sen. Claire McCaskill on May 5 expressed her disappointment with GOP congressional leaders for not having already unveiled a funding fix for a highway account when transportation funding authority expires at the end of the month.
May 5, 2015Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of California Meal-Break Rule
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear appeal of rulings that upheld a California law that requires employers to provide meal breaks to workers.
May 5, 2015Senators Introduce Bill to Create New Financing Options For Infrastructure Projects
Republican and Democratic senators have introduced a bill that would expand the tax-exempt private activity bond program and create a new infrastructure tax credit in order to expand states' options for pursing infrastructure projects.
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