Government
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.
Obama Wants Tolling Ban Eliminated For Existing Interstate Highways
President Obama has proposed lifting the ban on tolling existing interstate highways.
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.
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.
Consumer Confidence Dips in April
Consumer confidence declined in April, the New York-based Conference Board said.
April 29, 2014Trucking 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, 2014ATA 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.
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, 2014Congress 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, 2014CARB 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.
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.
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.