Missouri Lawmakers Send 10¢ Gas Tax Proposal to November Ballot
Missouri voters will have the opportunity in November to vote on a tax increase that would fund road and bridge projects across the state.
May 24, 2018Wabtec to Merge With GE Transportation
GE Transportation, a foundation piece of the company built by inventor Thomas Edison, a business founded in Erie, Pa., and based there for most of its 110-year history, is merging with another Pennsylvania company in a deal worth $11.1 billion.
May 22, 2018Illinois Town, Love’s Reach $750,000 Development Agreement
The Decatur City Council on May 21 unanimously approved a first-of-its-kind development agreement for a new Love’s Travel Stop & Country Store.
May 22, 2018Wi-Fi in the Road? Kansas City Start-Up Developing ‘Smart’ Pavement
Self-driving cars have captured the limelight when it comes to how you’ll get around in the future, but one Kansas City technology start-up is looking at the road itself.
May 21, 2018Drone Deliveries Ready to Soar in Japan, but Issues Linger
Amazon.com wowed the world in 2013 with a video purporting to show what the future of the delivery industry would look like. But are we any closer to that now? The answer seems to be no — at least in Japan.
May 21, 2018Georgia Technical College Unveils Transportation Academy
During a recent forum focusing on the region’s workforce, Southern Ag Carriers President Hugh Nall lamented that finding qualified CDL drivers was a difficult task for the company.
May 18, 2018Planning Board Wants Virginia to Study Tax Based on Miles Driven
With the rise of electric and other fuel-efficient vehicles, the state Virginia association of metropolitan planners is asking state Secretary of Transportation Shannon Valentine to take a look at a new way to pay for roads.
May 18, 2018Millions Spent to Clean Up California’s Diesel Trucks, but Is It Enough?
This spring, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded nearly $6.4 million to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District to replace older diesel trucks for those that run nearly 90% cleaner, and older farm tractors for those that meet the latest emissions standards.
May 16, 2018Union Dispute Leaves Some Freighters Stuck at Port of Toledo
A long-simmering labor dispute between a local longshoremen’s union and a Port of Toledo stevedore has led to three ocean freighters being waylaid at the Port of Toledo docks and a fourth boat being turned away — potentially costing the terminal tens of thousands of dollars a day in lost work.
May 15, 2018Teamsters, Philadelphia Coke Distributor Agree to New 5-Year Contract
The 600 members of Teamsters Local 830 agreed May 12 to a new five-year contract with Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages, ending the threat of a strike, the company said.
May 14, 2018