Donald Trump has chosen Rick Perry to be the secretary of energy, putting the onetime presidential candidate and former oil-state governor atop the agency that helps chart the nation’s energy future, according to four people familiar with the president-elect’s selection process.
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Public, Private, Nonprofit Sector Insiders Team to Focus on Nation’s Infrastructure Woes
WASHINGTON — Representatives from government, private and nonprofitÌýsectors discussed best practices and examples of successful projects Dec. 13 while offering advice to the incoming Trump administration and lawmakers on how to fix the $3.3 trillion infrastructure funding shortfall.
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December 13, 2016Road Building in North Carolina ‘Data Driven’ After Passing of Bill to Remove Politics From Transportation
In the old days, getting a road built often meant a powerful legislator making a call, pressuring agency employees and then appearing at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the shiny new road.
December 13, 2016Positive Traffic News at Ports of Virginia, Charleston, Jacksonville
November was a positive month for several of the top ports in North America, according to monthly statistics released in mid-December.
December 13, 2016FMCSA to Maintain the Current Carrier Drug Testing Rate at 25% for 2017
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Dec. 13 that it will maintain the current controlled substances random testing rate at 25% for motor carriers during 2017.
December 13, 2016DOT Announces Proposed Rule for Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Dec. 13 issued a proposed rule offering guidance for the development of vehicle-to-vehicle technologies that would provide advance warning of potentially life-threatening crashes for light vehicles.
December 13, 2016Utah Legislator to Push Under-21 Interstate Commercial Driving
DENVERÌý— A Utah lawmaker plans to push a resolution in the spring that would set in motion a collaboration with neighboring states that would allow truckers under 21 to drive commercial vehicles across state lines.
December 12, 2016Louisiana Transportation Secretary Aims Big to Fix Huge Funding Shortfall
Louisiana refines nearly one-fifth of the nation’s oil. Interstate 10,Ìýone ofÌýthe nation’s busiest freight corridors, runs horizontally through the state although it’s just one lane eastbound inÌýa stretchÌýnear Baton Rouge. But Louisiana is in the midst of a longstanding transportation funding crisis, in part because its fuel taxes haven’t been raised since 1989.
December 12, 2016Port of Virginia on Pace to End 2016 on Strong Note
The Port of Virginia had its second-busiest month in its history with double-digit year-over-year gains in containerized cargo traffic for November.
December 12, 2016New Jersey Wants to Fund Roads by Selling Debt to Its Pensions
New Jersey lawmakers are proposing a creative approach to raising money for needed work on Garden State roads: Sell bonds directly to its struggling pension funds.
December 12, 2016