WASHINGTON 鈥 With five agencies at the Department of Transportation run by acting administrators, Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) asked Secretary Anthony Foxx on April 22 why the Obama administration had yet to announce聽nominees to fill those posts full time.
April 22, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx: 鈥業 Hope We鈥檙e Able to Meet鈥 HOS Study Deadline
WASHINGTON 鈥 Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx reassured senators on April 22 that his department鈥檚 trucking regulatory agency is aiming to complete a study on a recently suspended hours-of-service rule by its mid-December deadline.
April 22, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
Lawmakers, Freight Advocates Call on Congress to Create Dedicated Funding in Transportation Bill
Two U.S. representatives, a freight trade group and port authority and local officials from around the country have called on Congress to pass a transportation reauthorization bill that contains funding dedicated to rebuilding and upgrading聽 freight infrastructure.
April 21, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
Federal Regulators Seek Additional Volunteers for Restart Study
Federal regulators are seeking additional volunteer truck drivers for a 34-hour restart study due to a shortage of drivers from various industry segments.
April 21, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
Sen. Richard Shelby: Encourage Private Sector Investment in Transportation
WASHINGTON聽鈥 The role played by private investors and firms in transportation should be expanded to ensure there is adequate funding for transit and infrastructure projects around the country, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) said at an April 21 hearing.
April 21, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
Wisconsin to Begin Posting I-41 Signs
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will begin posting more than 3,000 signs in May to mark the conversion of a 175-mile stretch of U.S. 41 to interstate highway status. 聽 聽
April 21, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
Rep. Alan Lowenthal Leads 鈥楥all to Action鈥 on Highway Bill
Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.) will call on congressional leaders on April 21 to advance a long-term highway bill and to support his legislation that would create a freight transportation infrastructure trust fund supported by a 1% waybill fee on the cost of moving goods.
April 20, 2015BusinessSafetyGovernment
TT Archives: NAFTA Passes
On Nov. 17, 1993 the House of Representatives passed the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, which required the border be opened to Mexican carriers.
April 20, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomous
Driver-Training Panel Reaches Midway Point With Many Critical Issues Still Unresolved
Though halfway through its scheduled meetings to standardize training regulations for entry-level truck drivers, a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration advisory panel still is identifying issues for discussion despite its May 29 deadline. 聽 聽
April 20, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
Sen. James Inhofe: EPW 鈥楴early Done鈥 Preparing Long-Term Highway Bill
WASHINGTON聽鈥 Sen. James Inhofe, transportation policy committee chairman, said he鈥檚 鈥渘early done crafting a bill鈥 that would authorize highway programs for five or six years.
April 15, 2015