Rural American communities also have transportation needs and suffer from dilapidated roads and bridges, says a report from TRIP, a nonprofit transportation research group.
May 19, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
Rep. Peter DeFazio Introduces Grow America Act
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), the chamber鈥檚 top Democrat on the transportation policy panel,聽introduced President Obama鈥檚 transportation plan as legislation聽on the same day聽the House voted on a two-month funding patch for highway programs.
May 19, 2015BusinessSafetyGovernment
Congress Considers 2-Month Funding Patch
The Senate was expected to consider a House-passed two-month transportation funding extension after Transport Topics went to press last week.
May 18, 2015BusinessSafetyGovernment
Trust Fund Extensions Pitched; Proposals Clash Over Length
WASHINGTON 鈥 The top Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works panel unveiled legislation May 14 that would extend surface transportation authorization into July, even as House GOP leaders say they soon will offer an extension through December.
May 18, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyTechnologyAutonomous
Daimler鈥檚 Bernhard Wants Governments to Speed Approval of Self-Driving Trucks
Speaking at the Hoover Dam in Nevada just prior to formally introducing the Freightliner Inspiration autonomous-driving truck, Wolfgang Bernhard, head of Daimler鈥檚 global truck and bus unit, said 鈥渨hoever has the regulatory framework in place鈥 will be the first to get autonomous vehicles.
May 18, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafety
Reefer Manufacturers Seek Delay in Adoption of New EPA Proposal
Manufacturers of refrigerated trailers and trailer refrigeration units are seeking a delay in adoption of a new federal regulation that could have a profound effect on the equipment used by reefer fleets.
May 18, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomous
ATRI, Minnesota Trucking Assn. Plan Study on Safety Records of Younger Truck Drivers
The American Transportation Research Institute and the Minnesota Trucking Association are joining forces to conduct a pilot project that will compare the records of young drivers with those of more experienced drivers.
May 18, 2015BusinessSafetyAutonomous
US Trucking Revenue Sets Record in 2014, Surpasses $700 Billion, ATA Report Says
Trucking industry revenue set a record last year, reaching $700.4 billion, American Trucking Associations reported.
May 18, 2015BusinessSafetyGovernment
Bankruptcy Trustee Sues Carriers, Seeks Millions in Past Payments
The trustee for TransVantage Solutions Inc., a bankrupt freight bill payment firm, is suing more than 500 truckers and other transport companies in a bid to recoup hundreds of millions of dollars by claiming payments made over several years were improper.
May 18, 2015BusinessSafety
Intermodal Gains Accelerate; Tops All Freight Over 4 Weeks
Truck-rail freight shipments reached a milestone in recent weeks by exceeding all other combined U.S. rail shipments for the first time, driven by such factors as a recent surge in international cargo, industry officials said.
May 18, 2015