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PHILADELPHIA — Provisions that would reform a federal scoring program for truck companies in a recently unveiled highway bill would address concerns the trucking industry has raised for years, American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves said.

WASHINGTON��— The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration would need to propose ways to improve its scoring program if a study required under a six-year highway bill unveiled Oct. 16 finds flaws in the program.

Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure panel, called on congressional leaders to ensure highway legislation the panel will consider Oct. 22 is funded.

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will mark up a highway bill Oct. 22, the panel announced.

WASHINGTON��— Investments in freight and infrastructure projects are ideal ways for cities and metropolitan regions nationwide to realize economic growth, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said at a Carnegie Endowment for International Peace event Oct 8.

The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the House plans to consider a multiyear highway bill soon, a senior committee aide told Transport Topics on Oct. 7.

After severe flooding paralyzed areas in the central part of the state, South Carolina was awarded $5 million in federal funds to fix key roadways and bridges, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced Oct. 6.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the House Majority Leader and likely successor to outgoing Speaker John Boehner, pledged support for long-term highway funding in an interview last week.

The West Virginia Trucking Association indicated recently that the state’s coal, construction and freight industries will need more drivers. To address the industry’s demand, the association recently announced that a jobs website will launch in October.