Strangers to Trucking Find New Home at TravelCenters
GREENCASTLE, Pa. — Kathy Frady, store manager at the TravelCenters of America, leans forward toward a visitor across from her cluttered desk, smiles and explains how she got into trucking — by accident.
September 14, 2015Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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Massachusetts High Court to Hear Appeal Involving Application of Use Taxes
The highest court in Massachusetts has agreed to hear a tax case on buying trucks — perhaps as early as October — that could increase tax liability for motor carriers.
September 14, 2015Canadian Truckers Leery Of Copying US Plan on GHG
The head of the Canadian Trucking Alliance said he hopes the nation will develop a greenhouse-gas rule that reflects unique operations there and is not simply a clone of the U.S. proposal that is expected to be finalized next year.
September 14, 2015House T&I to Take Up Multiyear Highway Bill in a Few Weeks
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is likely to mark up a multiyear highway bill at the end of September or early October, a committee aide told Transport Topics on Sept. 11.
September 11, 2015T&I Chairman Bill Shuster: Short-Term Extension Likely
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) was quoted in a Washington, D.C., news publication as saying the chamber likely will move ahead with a short-term highway funding extension this fall.
September 10, 2015Secretary Foxx: Congress ‘Can Achieve a Bipartisan Bill’ (with video)
WASHINGTON — With about a week to go before a House transportation panel takes up a multiyear highway bill, the country’s top transportation officer said the timing is right for both chambers of Congress to finally approve such legislation.
September 9, 2015White House to Appoint Former NY Transportation Chief to Infrastructure Advisory Council
Former New York state Department of Transportation Commissioner Joan McDonald will be appointed to a post on the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, the White House announced in late August.
September 8, 2015Fleet Failures Plunge 90%
Trucking failures fell by nearly 90% in the second quarter compared with a year earlier and also dipped slightly from the first quarter of 2015 as favorable rates and fuel prices as well as other trends buoyed fleets’ financial results, a new report finds.
September 7, 2015TT Archives: CF Closes Its Doors
The shutdown of Consolidated Freightways on Labor Day in 2002 shocked the industry and, temporarily at least, boosted the fortunes of less-than-truckload freight rivals Arkansas Best Freight System, Yellow Transportation and Roadway Express.
September 7, 2015How to Fund Highway Bill Tops Congressional Agenda
Finding a way to keep highway programs funded for several years will be at the top of Congress’ fall agenda, which kicks off this week.
September 7, 2015