Rep. Peter DeFazio (Ore.), ranking Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, blasted the Department of Transportation for what he called repeated failures to address 鈥渓ongstanding and undisputed鈥 pipeline and hazardous materials safety issues, including oil train safety.
January 22, 2015GovernmentBusinessFuelSafetyAutonomous
House Transportation Leader: 鈥楧on鈥檛 Believe the Votes Are There鈥 For Gas Tax Increase
WASHINGTON聽鈥 Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), chairman of the transportation policy committee in the House, said there is not enough congressional support to approve an increase of fuel taxes to pay for infrastructure projects vital to the trucking industry.
January 22, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
Obama to Congress: 鈥楶ass a Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan鈥
In his State of the Union address Jan. 20, President Obama sought to reassure Americans that his administration is determined to finance big-ticket infrastructure projects with Congress鈥 help to boost key industries such as trucking and construction.聽
January 20, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomous
Mexican Trucks OK for US Roads Based on Safety Data, Foxx Says
The United States will grant operating authority to longhaul Mexican carriers that meet the financial and operating standards for U.S. truckers, the Department of Transportation announced, three months after a pilot program for such carriers ended.
January 19, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafety
More Than 1,000 Mexican Carriers Held Authority to Operate in US Before Border Opened
Contained in the U.S. Department of Transportation鈥檚 announcement of permitting Mexican carriers to run in the United States was a report that showed about 1,000 Mexican carriers already have longhaul operating authority here.
January 19, 2015BusinessFuelSafetyGovernment
TT Archives: U.S. Department of Transportation Starts
Pictured in this issue of 聽Transport Topics, DOT鈥檚 first secretary, Alan S. Boyd, celebrated the department's first official day of operation on April 1, 1967, by riding in the hot air balloon 鈥淕olden Bear鈥 with balloonist Don Piccard.
January 19, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomous
FMCSA Finalizing New Rules to Target Unfit Drivers, Fleets
WASHINGTON 鈥 The top U.S. trucking regulator pledged to step up its safety initiatives and outreach programs this year to aggressively go after commercial drivers unfit to operate on the nation鈥檚 highways.
January 19, 2015BusinessSafetyAutonomous
America鈥檚 Road Team Captains to Spread Trucking鈥檚 Safety Message
American Trucking Associations last week named 19 truck drivers to represent the industry as the 2015-2016 America鈥檚 Road Team.
January 19, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyFuel
Transportation Leaders Haunted By Road Woes, Clean-Air Rules
WASHINGTON 鈥 While transportation professionals keep coming up with innovations in distribution, they also are squeezed by deteriorating infrastructure and demands for improved environmental quality, industry experts said.
January 19, 2015BusinessSafetyGovernment
Self-Driving Vehicles In Commercial Use, But Consumer Versions Still Years Away
WASHINGTON 鈥 Automated vehicle operation is under way, and the technology could expand the availability and types of transportation options for commercial and consumer vehicles in years to come, industry and government experts said.聽
January 19, 2015