An infrastructure funding measure reliant on private capital coming from the Trump White House is worrisome to the country鈥檚 top anti-tolling group. Watch video with Stephanie Kane of the Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates.
February 22, 2017GovernmentBusiness
Southwestern States Considering Local Option Bills to Raise Money for Infrastructure
Frustrated over growing transportation needs that aren鈥檛 being filled with state dollars, legislators in Arizona and New Mexico are sponsoring bills that would allow cities and counties to vote to tax themselves to pay for infrastructure improvements.
February 22, 2017Government
Truck, Bus Groups Ask Secretary Chao to Delay Safety Fitness Determination Rule
Several dozen truck and bus trade organizations have sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao asking her to rescind and put on delay a proposed carrier safety fitness determination rule based on the federal Compliance, Safety, Accountability program鈥檚 scoring system.
February 21, 2017GovernmentBusiness
Mexico and Canada Say Nafta Should Be Renegotiated Trilaterally
The foreign ministers of Mexico and Canada presented a unified front ahead of potential trade talks with聽President Trump鈥檚 administration, stressing that the North American Free Trade Agreement has benefited all three countries.
February 21, 2017GovernmentBusiness
West Virginia Gov. Wants to Address Transportation, but Proposed Tax Increases Greeted With Skepticism
Times are grim in West Virginia. So grim that new Gov. Jim Justice, who pledged not to raise taxes as a candidate last year, called in his Feb. 8 State of the State address for new taxes worth about $450 million.
February 21, 2017Government
Embattled Ex-New Jersey DOT Chief Jamie Fox Dies
Jamie Fox, who had been charged with conspiracy to commit bribery while New Jersey鈥檚 transportation commissioner in 2014, died聽Feb. 20, local media outlets reported.
February 21, 2017PerspectiveBusinessGovernmentSafetyLogistics
Opinion: Does the $75,000 Broker Bond Make Sense?
Brokers, freight forwarders and nonvessel operating common carriers, or NVOCC, are required by federal law to carry a surety bond in the event they fail to pay the carrier that performs the move on the shipments they broker. On Dec. 1, 2013, the $75,000 broker bond went into effect 鈥 up from the previous bond requirement of $10,000.
February 20, 2017EditorialBusinessSafetyTechnologyGovernmentLogistics
Editorial: Young Minds, New Roads
Coming soon to a theater near you: How to build roads and bridges. The American Society of Civil Engineers last week screened a documentary titled, 鈥淒ream Big: Engineering Our World,鈥 which spotlights efforts to encourage young people to pursue careers in engineering. Included in that mix are bridge and road design, fields that 鈥 if recent data are any indication 鈥 will require expertise for years to come.
February 20, 2017BusinessGovernmentSafetyLogisticsFuel
XPO鈥檚 Jacobs Sees E-Commerce as Key to Robust Growth in 2017
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. 鈥 XPO Logistics Inc. CEO Brad Jacobs won鈥檛 rest on turning a profit with a company that lost money as recently as 2015, telling Transport Topics that he鈥檒l 鈥渄ouble down鈥 on growing on the e-commerce wave through contract logistics, less-than-truckload and last-mile delivery services.
February 20, 2017Government
International E-Commerce Will Triple to $900 Billion by 2020, Report Predicts
The total value of online purchases from international retailers is expected to triple to $900 billion by 2020 and result in new opportunities, and challenges, for transportation, logistics and warehousing companies, according to several reports out this month.
February 20, 2017