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Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what鈥檚 happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.
States Get More Back from Highway Trust Fund Than They Collect, GAO Says
Every state receives more in highway funding than it is contributing to the Highway Trust Fund via federal fuel taxes and truck excise taxes, said a new study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
October 18, 2011ATA鈥檚 Costello Sees Mixed Economic Picture for Trucking
The economic outlook for trucking is 鈥渕uddled at best, with the industry facing softening demand and rising costs,鈥 American Trucking Associations鈥 Chief Economist Bob Costello said at the group鈥檚 annual conference in Texas this week.
October 18, 2011Obama Expedites Tappan Zee Bridge Replacement Plan in N.Y.
Replacement work on the Tappan Zee Bridge across the Hudson River north of New York City could begin as early as next year under a federal program to expedite large infrastructure projects.
October 17, 2011U.S. Exporters, ATA Welcome Mexican Carrier鈥檚 Operating Clearance
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration鈥檚 decision to allow a Mexico-based carrier to operate in the United States received praise from U.S. groups whose exports to Mexico will soon be free from retaliatory tariffs.
October 17, 2011Infrastructure Bank Will Not Happen, Mica Says at Congressional Hearing
WASHINGTON 鈥 President Obama鈥檚 proposal for a $10 billion national infrastructure bank is 鈥渄ead on arrival,鈥 the chairman of the House transportation committee said last week, and other Republicans on the panel said the bank was unnecessary because its goals could be achieved through other means.
October 17, 2011Consumer Confidence Drops
Consumer confidence declined this month, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
October 14, 2011Infrastructure Bank 鈥楧ead on Arrival,鈥 House Transportation Committee Says
WASHINGTON 鈥 House Republicans attacked President Obama鈥檚 proposal for a national infrastructure bank at a hearing Wednesday, saying it is unnecessary and its goals could be achieved through other means.
October 13, 2011Teamsters, Safety Groups Press Obama on HOS Changes
Highway safety advocates and the Teamsters union have written to President Obama asking him to 鈥渆xpeditiously more forward鈥 on the new hours of service rule proposed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
October 11, 2011FMCSA Rejects Challenge to Mexico Border Crossings
Allowing Mexican trucks to haul freight across the U.S. border does not pose the kind of 鈥渟ignificant鈥 truck-emissions issues that would require a full environmental impact study, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said.
October 11, 2011I-64 Bridge Linking Indiana, Kentucky to Close for Six Months of Repairs
The Interstate 64 bridge spanning the Ohio River between Louisville, Ky., and southern Indiana must be closed for six months, transportation officials said.
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