Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is 鈥渃autiously optimistic鈥 that Congress will pass long-term transportation legislation in the near future.
October 29, 2015BusinessSafetyGovernment
Texans Slated to Vote on Proposition 7, Which Provides $2.5 Billion for Roads
A year after overwhelmingly voting for Proposition 1, which devotes about $1.2 billion to the state鈥檚 highway fund, Texans will consider another transportation initiative, Proposition 7, when they go the polls on Nov. 3.
November 1, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
ATA Chairman Hopeful Speaker Paul Ryan 鈥榃ill Lead鈥 Passage of Highway Bill
American Trucking Associations Chairman Pat Thomas has a message for new Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.
October 29, 2015BusinessEquipmentSafety
Brake Safety Week Out-of-Service Violations Drop to 12.3% in 2015
The out-of-service rate for the annual Brake Safety Week event in September was 12.3%, down from 16.2% last year, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance reported.
October 29, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
Rural Areas Receive Record Percentage of DOT TIGER Grants
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced Oct. 29 that the department will issue $500 million in infrastructure grants covering 39 projects in 34 states.
October 29, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuelAutonomous
Rhode Island Trucking Association Offers Alternative to Gov. Raimondo鈥檚 Plan
When Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo announced her transportation plan based on truck tolling Oct. 8, Rhode Island Trucking Association President Chris Maxwell called RhodeWorks 鈥渞idiculous.鈥
October 28, 2015BusinessSafetyGovernmentAutonomous
Bob Baylor, President of Baylor Trucking, Dies at 67
Robert 鈥淏ob鈥 Baylor, president of Baylor Trucking Inc. and former American Trucking Associations board member, died Oct. 25聽after a battle with ALS. He was 67.
October 27, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
House Easily Passes Short-Term Highway Funding Patch
The House on Oct. 27 easily passed a measure that would authorize funding for highway programs through Nov. 20. The bill now heads to the Senate, where GOP leaders there are expected to show it favorable support.
October 27, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
BATIC Executive Director: 鈥楥ongress Needs to Fund鈥 Infrastructure Projects
WASHINGTON聽鈥 The executive director of a newly launched office at the U.S. Department of Transportation set up to help states finance infrastructure projects said Congress remains the main driver for advancing those projects.
October 27, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
Rep. Boustany: Finalizing Highway Bill 鈥楧ifficult To Do Before Thanksgiving鈥
WASHINGTON 鈥 Presenting President Obama with a multiyear highway reauthorization bill before Thanksgiving 鈥 the goal outlined by transportation leaders on Capitol Hill 鈥斅爄s too optimistic, a senior member of the Ways and Means Committee said Oct. 27.
October 27, 2015