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
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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, 2015Self-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, 2015Transportation 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, 2015Mexican 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, 2015FMCSA 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, 2015FMCSA Recruiting Drivers and Carriers for HOS Study
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is looking for truck drivers and carriers willing to participate in an hours-of-service driver restart study.
January 16, 2015Boxer: Act on Long-Term Highway Bill Immediately
Less than a week after she announced she would not seek another term in the Senate, California Democrat Barbara Boxer urged GOP leaders to turn their attention to funding the country鈥檚 aging transportation system.
January 15, 2015TT 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, 2015Rep. Huffman Pushes Bill to Replace Gas Tax
Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) this week introduced a bill that would replace the diesel and gas tax with a carbon tax, the latest congressional proposal aimed at boosting transportation dollars ahead of the reauthorization of a major highway law this spring.
January 14, 2015