The U.S. House on Oct. 23 passed the Water Resources Reform Development Act, authorizing the Army Corps of Engineers to proceed with dredging and other improvements at ports that would allow massive cargo ships coming through a widened Panama Canal to dock.
October 24, 2013GovernmentBusiness
Indiana Gov. Names Panel to Prioritize Transportation Projects
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) has named the members of a state panel to prioritize transportation projects over the coming decade now that projects paid for by the lease of the Indiana Toll Road are nearly completed.
October 29, 2013BusinessFuelGovernment
Diesel Average Unchanged at $3.886
The average U.S. retail price for diesel was unchanged at $3.886 a gallon last week, after declining for five straight weeks, the Department of Energy re颅ported Oct. 21.
October 28, 2013Government
House Freight Panel to Issue Report
The House panel examining the state of freight transportation in the United States and how improving that could strengthen the nation鈥檚 economy will unveil its report Oct. 30 in Washington.
October 25, 2013Government
FMCSA Takes Three Drivers Off the Road
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ordered three truck drivers off the road, declaring each an 鈥渋mminent hazard to public safety,鈥 the agency reported.
October 25, 2013BusinessFuelGovernment
U.S. Trade Deficit Little Changed in August
The U.S. trade deficit was little changed in August, rising 0.4%, the Commerce Department reported.
October 24, 2013Special CoverageBusinessGovernment
ATA Opens NTDC to State Association Members
ORLANDO, Fla 鈥 American Trucking Associations is opening participation in its National Truck Driving Championships to members of affiliated state trucking associations who may not be ATA members, officials announced.
October 22, 2013GovernmentBusiness
Daimler, Volvo Argue Against EPA鈥檚 Fee Rule for Navistar
WASHINGTON 鈥擜ttorneys for Daimler Trucks North America and Volvo group today asked a federal appeals court to throw out an Environmental Protection Agency rule that allowed Navistar Inc. to pay 鈥渘onconformance penalties鈥 for engines that failed to meet 2010 federal emissions standards for nitrogen oxide compounds.
October 22, 2013GovernmentBusiness
Sagging Wis. Bridge Expected to Open by January
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced Oct. 22 that it expects to reopen by January the bridge that carries Interstate 43 traffic though Green Bay.
October 22, 2013Government
Hersman Takes Oath For Third Term As Head of NTSB
Deborah Hersman has been sworn in for a third two-year term as chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board.
October 22, 2013