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Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

Government, Business

Obama Wants Tolling Ban Eliminated For Existing Interstate Highways

President Obama has proposed lifting the ban on tolling existing interstate highways.

Michele Fuetsch | Staff Reporter
April 30, 2014

TT Podcasts: RoadSigns

Check out Transport Topics' updated Top 100 list of the largest logistics companies in North America, and explore how the industry's top players have adapted to a tough freight market and are preparing for the future.

Government, Business

Foxx Sends Four-Year Transportation Bill to Congress

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx sent Congress a four-year transportation bill that relies on business tax reforms as a way to boost funds for a federal highway account that is quickly running out of money.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
April 29, 2014
Business, Government, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Dips in April

Consumer confidence declined in April, the New York-based Conference Board said.

April 29, 2014
Government

Trucking Moves America Forward Campaign Raises $500,000

The industry image campaign, Trucking Moves America Forward, said it has raised upward of $500,000, more than halfway to its annual goal of a million dollars.

April 29, 2014
Government, Business

ATA Presses Obama on Long-Term Funding for Roads, Bridges

Trucking industry leaders have called on the Obama administration to unveil a transportation plan that focuses on long-term, user-fee solutions for the Highway Trust Fund, not quick fixes.

Michele Fuetsch | Staff Reporter
April 28, 2014
Editorial, Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous

Editorial: Studying HOS

A memo from the American Transportation Research Institute last week questioning the government’s perceived safety benefits of the hours-of-service rule change likely did not surprise many in trucking.

April 28, 2014
Government, Business

Congress Returns to Work; Road-Fund Pressure Mounts

Lawmakers are scheduled to return to Capitol Hill on April 28 for just 43 days before their extended summer recess, giving them a short window to approve a long-term, comprehensive transportation funding bill.

April 28, 2014
Government, Fuel

CARB Extends Emissions Deadline for Some Small Fleets

The California Air Quality Resources Board voted April 25 to extend the deadline for independent truckers and small fleets to comply with new state emissions rules.

Michele Fuetsch | Staff Reporter
April 25, 2014
Government, Business, Safety

Preliminary NTSB Report Outlines Events in FedEx Calif. Crash

The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report April 25 confirming the sequence of events in the fatal crash involving a FedEx Freight truck and a bus in Orland, Calif., earlier this month.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
April 25, 2014
Government, Business

House Panel Sets Public-Private Partnership Roundtable for April 30

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Panel on Public-Private Partnerships has set an April 30 roundtable hearing to examine how states have applied “P3” set ups to fund infrastructure projects.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
April 25, 2014