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Sen. Reed to be Ranking Dem on Senate Transportation Funding Committee in 114th Congress

Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) will be the next ranking member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, the top Democrat on the full committee,聽Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), announced Jan. 9.

January 9, 2015

Crash Closes Both Directions of I-94 In Michigan

Interstate 94 is closed in both directions near Galesburg, Michigan, located between Kalamazoo and Battle Creek, after a crash this morning involving over 100 cars and trucks.

January 9, 2015

DOT Awards $500,000 to Assist Washington State in Fixing Rain-Damaged Roads

The U.S. Department of Transportation is providing Washington state with $500,000 to help authorities fix roads damaged by recent heavy rainfall.

January 8, 2015

TT Archives: Nixon Presents Driver of the Year Award

Receiving the 鈥淒river of the Year鈥 award would be a memorable moment for any truck driver so honored, but it was extra special for Raymond Motor Transportation driver Clarence Hoffman in 1972 when he was presented the trophy by President Nixon.

January 12, 2015

Senators Discuss Plausibility of Higher Fuel Taxes

Senators are talking about fuel tax increases to pay for transportation 鈥 if not actually embracing the idea.

January 8, 2015

Mary Phillips Joins Subcommittee on Highways and Transit

Mary Phillips, a former senior vice president for Legislative Affairs for American Trucking Associations, is joining the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit as a senior professional staff member.

December 19, 2014

Meet ATRI's Top Congested Freight Highways

The nation鈥檚 worst traffic bottleneck is located in Fort Lee, New Jersey, where Interstate 95 and State Road 4 merge just west of Manhattan鈥檚 George Washington Bridge, according to the American Transportation Research Institute鈥檚 2014 survey of congested U.S. freight highways.

December 17, 2014

Consumer Sentiment in US Rises to Highest in Seven Years

Consumer confidence climbed to a more than seven-year high in November as Americans鈥 views of their financial well-being improved heading into the holiday-shopping season.

November 26, 2014

Thanksgiving Messages From ATA's Bill Graves and Others in the Trucking World

We asked American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves what he is most thankful for this year. Here's what he told Transport Topics.

November 26, 2014

CVSA Joins Chorus Seeking Removal of CSA Scores

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has joined the call with a broad coalition of motor carriers for Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to remove from public view carriers鈥 online Compliance, Safety, Accountability program Safety Measurement System scores.

November 24, 2014