Mica Sets Target for Unveiling Reauthorization Plan
Rep. John Mica (R) Fla.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, has set July 7 as his target date for unveiling his six-year reauthorization bill.
Imagine Improved Infrastructure
Imagine a time when a statewide trucking organization, in order to help its state government pay for necessary improvements to roads and bridges, supports a proposal that the state float a bond issue to cover the work and volunteers to have its members pay most of the bills for the work through a jump in the diesel fuel tax.
June 27, 2011Builders, Unions Set to Rally, Lobby for New Highway Bill in Washington
More than 400 contractors, materials suppliers and engineers are expected to rally in Washington Wednesday and to lobby Congress for a new highway bill to replace the one that originally expired in September 2009.
Opinion: Infrastructure — A Pivotal Moment
This is a pivotal moment for our nation’s commitment to investing in transportation infrastructure. The Interstate Highway System has been built, but it no longer meets all our needs and is showing its age.
May 12, 2011Mica Optimistic on Long-Term Transport Bill
Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.), chairman of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, told a group of shippers attending a Washington legislative policy forum Tuesday that he plans to get a long-term transportation reauthorization bill on the House floor sometime in May.
Senate Bill Creates Infrastructure Bank to Back Transportation Projects
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators recently introduced a bill that would create a national infrastructure bank to issue loans and loan guarantees for transportation and other infrastructure projects of regional and national significance.
March 28, 2011New Senate Bill Would Create Infrastructure Bank
A bipartisan group of Senators has introduced a bill that would create a national infrastructure bank to issue loans and loan guarantees for transportation and other infrastructure projects of regional and national significance.
Congress Extends Highway Funding Through September
The Senate passed a seven-month extension of federal funding of highway and surface transportation programs.
March 4, 2011GAO Report Cites Societal Costs of Trucking
Trucking passes more costs onto society than do other modes of freight transportation, according to a report from the government’s financial investigative agency.
March 1, 2011Proposed Transportation Plan Falls Short of Infrastructure Needs, ATA Says
The Obama administration’s budget outline for the Department of Transportation falls short of effectively dealing with the transportation needs of the nation’s consumers and shippers, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves said Tuesday.
February 15, 2011