An infrastructure funding measure reliant on private capital coming from the Trump White House is worrisome to the country鈥檚 top anti-tolling group. Watch video with Stephanie Kane of the Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates.
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Opinion: Does the $75,000 Broker Bond Make Sense?
Brokers, freight forwarders and nonvessel operating common carriers, or NVOCC, are required by federal law to carry a surety bond in the event they fail to pay the carrier that performs the move on the shipments they broker. On Dec. 1, 2013, the $75,000 broker bond went into effect 鈥 up from the previous bond requirement of $10,000.
February 20, 2017Oregon Searching for Road Funds Amid Major Budget Crunch
Oregon鈥檚 budget deficit is approaching $2 billion at the same time that its Department of Transportation says it needs another $545 million a year just to maintain the state鈥檚 roads and bridges.
February 17, 2017Editorial: Young Minds, New Roads
Coming soon to a theater near you: How to build roads and bridges. The American Society of Civil Engineers last week screened a documentary titled, 鈥淒ream Big: Engineering Our World,鈥 which spotlights efforts to encourage young people to pursue careers in engineering. Included in that mix are bridge and road design, fields that 鈥 if recent data are any indication 鈥 will require expertise for years to come.
February 20, 2017Q&A: How Trump Might Try to Fix Bridges and Highways
It鈥檚 one point of agreement in a politically polarized government: U.S. highways, bridges and airports are in need of repair and rehabilitation.
February 17, 2017What Refashioning an Iconic '90s Trade Deal May Look Like
While U.S. President Donald Trump has forced the idea of renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement,聽 some experts agree that an upgrade is welcome for the pact that took effect in 1994 鈥 the year pop idol Justin Bieber was born and the movie 鈥淔orrest Gump鈥 was released.
February 17, 2017Long-Term Funding Plan, Freight Connectivity Top AASHTO鈥檚 Agenda
Establishing a long-term funding plan for highway projects, and enhancing access for commercial vehicles along freight corridors are among the top policy priorities this year for the association representing the states鈥 departments of transportation.
February 17, 2017Senate Confirms Scott Pruitt to Lead EPA
Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma鈥檚 attorney general, was confirmed by the Senate on Feb. 17 to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.
February 17, 2017Coalition Rallies to Promote States鈥 Infrastructure Priorities
Groups representing business executives, manufacturers and private investors joined forces this month to draw attention to the hundreds of infrastructure projects governors would like the Trump administration to fund in a long-term plan.
February 20, 2017XPO鈥檚 Jacobs Sees E-Commerce as Key to Robust Growth in 2017
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. 鈥 XPO Logistics Inc. CEO Brad Jacobs won鈥檛 rest on turning a profit with a company that lost money as recently as 2015, telling Transport Topics that he鈥檒l 鈥渄ouble down鈥 on growing on the e-commerce wave through contract logistics, less-than-truckload and last-mile delivery services.
February 20, 2017