New Jersey鈥檚 Transportation Trust Fund lost its ability to borrow money on July 1. Road construction in the Garden State has been shut down for nearly four weeks. But Republican Gov. Chris Christie said Aug. 2 that he鈥檚 hopeful he can聽reach an agreement with the Democratic-controlled Legislature to end the transportation crisis soon.
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FMCSA Issues Safety Advisory on Electronic Smoking Devices In, Around Commercial Motor Vehicles
On Aug. 3, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a safety advisory to owners and operators of commercial motor vehicles concerning incidents involving battery-powered portable electronic smoking devices.
August 3, 2016Growth at Services Cools From a Seven-Month High
Growth at U.S. service providers cooled in July after reaching a seven-month high, consistent with more measured progress in the economy.
August 3, 2016New Ontario Truck Drivers Must Pass Training Course by Next July
Come next July 1, all Ontario residents who want to take the province鈥檚 Class A road test to become commercial truck drivers must successfully complete an entry-level training course through an approved training provider.
August 3, 2016NTDC 2016 State-by-State List of Competitors
The 79th annual National Truck Driving Championships and eighth annual National Step Van Driving Championships will be held Aug. 10-13 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. Here is a list of drivers entered,聽sorted by the state from which they are competing.
August 10, 2016Secretary Foxx to Survey Australia鈥檚 P3
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx聽was in Australia聽the first week聽of August to check out how officials Down Under utilize public-private partnerships, the secretary announced on the department鈥檚 blog Aug. 2.
August 3, 2016Operation Safe Driver Week Is Underway
Operation Safe Driver Week, conducted by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance聽and聽sponsored with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,聽begins Oct. 16 and runs through Oct. 22.
October 14, 2016Indiana鈥檚 DOT Reviewing Grant Applications for Local Roads, Bridges
Indiana鈥檚 Department of Transportation announced Aug. 2 that it has received 1,592 applications for 50/50 matching grants from 325 communities seeking funds for local road and bridge improvement projects.
August 2, 2016Vigillo CEO Calls Public Input in Proposed FMCSA Two-Year Test Inappropriate
Allowing public participation in the data system used to review truck accidents in a proposed two-year federal program would contribute little to regulators鈥 safety analyses, the head of a prominent provider of data-mining software said Aug. 2.
August 2, 2016Trump Says He鈥檒l Spend More Than $500 Billion on Infrastructure
Donald Trump on Aug. 2 proposed a plan to rebuild U.S. infrastructure that costs 鈥渁t least double鈥 the amount that Hillary Clinton has floated, in what would amount to a massive new government program.
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