The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Oct. 13 recognized 11 companies in the freight industry,聽including Con-way Inc.鈥檚 Menlo Logistics, for their environmental efforts.
October 13, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyTechnologyEquipment
Railroads Seek Reprieve to Install PTC Systems
Efforts are being made in Washington to address the Dec. 31 deadline for U.S. freight railroads to comply with a federal mandate to finish installing the crash-avoidance technology known as positive train control.
October 12, 2015Government
Biden Calls for Infrastructure Funding, Says Administration Open to Ideas
WASHINGTON 鈥 Vice President Joe Biden said the Obama administration is 鈥渨ide open鈥 to funding mechanisms as long as infrastructure projects are sufficiently upgraded now.
October 12, 2015GovernmentFuel
California Pushes EPA to Lower NOx Limit as Part of GHG Rule for Heavy Trucks
California environmental regulators said they plan to begin development of tougher nitrogen oxide standards for heavy trucks, possibly as early as 2017.
October 12, 2015GovernmentBusinessAutonomous
FMCSA Announces Grants for Veteran CMV Driver Training
Federal regulators have awarded $2.3 million in grants to 13 technical and community colleges to train veterans and their families for jobs as commercial bus and truck drivers.
October 9, 2015GovernmentBusiness
Senate Commerce Committee Launches New Website
The Senate Commerce Committee has a new look for the fall.
October 9, 2015GovernmentBusiness
Independent Review of DOT Size and Weight Study Backs Original Researchers
An independent scientific review of the Department of Transportation鈥檚聽truck size-and-weight study聽largely agreed with original researchers that weaknesses in some of their research models and data hampered meaningful conclusions.
October 8, 2015GovernmentBusiness
Biden Calls on Congress to Address Infrastructure
WASHINGTON 鈥 Vice President Joseph Biden called on Congress to immediately address America鈥檚 huge infrastructure needs聽In a speech here Oct. 8,
October 8, 2015GovernmentBusiness
McCarthy Withdraws From House Speaker Race
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who last week pledged support for long-term highway funding, dropped out of the race for U.S. House speaker on the day his party was poised to nominate him to replace John Boehner, as an internal Republican feud erupted into open warfare on Capitol Hill.
October 8, 2015GovernmentBusiness
Rahm Emanuel: 鈥榊our Economy Will Move in the Speed of Your Infrastructure鈥
WASHINGTON聽鈥 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.
October 8, 2015