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Growing Illinois Logistics Hub Gets Pushback From Locals

Jinny Eken apparently has gone the extra mile to keep her quiet residential neighborhood in unincorporated New Lenox Township safe from truck traffic.

May 23, 2017

Proposed Midwest Freight Rail Line Draws Criticism From Local Lawmakers

A transportation company's request to keep secret a list of investors in its proposed rail line drew criticism May 22 from two Wisconsin lawmakers and an environmental advocacy group.

May 23, 2017

Maine's Governor Continues Fight Against Tolls

AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to eliminate the Maine Turnpike Authority is another demonstration that he is as aggressive as anyone when it comes to cutting government-imposed fees, no matter how small.

May 23, 2017

Trucking Industry Figures Speak Favorably of an Increase in the Federal Fuel Tax

It isn’t often that industry supports raising taxes. That seems to be the case with American roads and bridges, however, with both industry officials and the Trump administration signaling that they might be amenable to raising the federal fuel tax to pay for road improvements.

May 22, 2017

Dayton Freight Expansion Gets Ohio State Tax Credit to Add 51 Jobs

Dayton Freight Lines Inc. is expanding in Vandalia, Ohio, and expecting to create 51 full-time jobs.

May 22, 2017

Trucking Industry Introduces Mascot, Calls for Name Submissions

Trucking Moves America Forward introduced its newest member, the trucking industry's mascot, on May 18.

May 22, 2017

Louisiana Gas Tax Hike Comes to Life

The drive to raise Louisiana’s gasoline tax has suddenly flickered to life, but backers now face the daunting task of rounding up a two-thirds majority in the state House amid anti-tax cries inside and outside the Legislature.

May 22, 2017

Bill to Hike Louisiana's Gas Tax by 17¢, Raise $510 Million, Clears House Committee

Opening a late session controversy, a House panel May 16 approved a bill that would raise Louisiana's gasoline tax by 17 cents per gallon, increasing state aid for roads and bridges by $510 million annually.

May 17, 2017

Louisiana's Long Shot Push for Gas Tax Hike Faces First Crucial Hearing

Backers of a state gasoline-tax increase need something of a political miracle, and the first test is set for May 16 in a Louisiana House committee that has been killing tax bills.

May 15, 2017