WASHINGTON 鈥 Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said that while lawmakers focus on crafting a long-term transportation plan, his department is 20 days away from running out of its ability to use the 鈥渓ittle bit of money we do have鈥 to assist states with infrastructure.
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Greg Nadeau Nominated to Be Administrator of FHWA
President Obama on May 8 nominated Greg Nadeau to be administrator of the Federal Highway Administration.
May 11, 2015P3s See Federal Inaction as Elevating Their Importance
WASHINGTON 鈥 The biggest challenges听facing infrastructure public-private partnership proposals听are in persuading听public officials and taxpayers to accept some level of financial and possibly environmental risk, and in convincing听public employees they won鈥檛 lose their jobs, a panel of P3 supporters said at a May 11 鈥淚nfrastructure Week鈥 event.
May 11, 2015Top T&I Dems Request Hearing on Long-Term Highway Bill
The top two Democrats on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee are pressing the panel鈥檚 chairman and the chamber鈥檚 top tax policy authorizer to schedule a joint hearing very soon that focuses on a long-term highway bill.
May 11, 2015Supreme Court Won鈥檛 Hear Trucking鈥檚 Appeal of California鈥檚 Meal-Break Requirement
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear appeals by two trucking companies that mounted challenges to a California law requiring employers to provide meal breaks to workers.
May 11, 2015American Fast Freight Buys Caribbean Shipping Services
American Fast Freight Inc., a logistics and trucking operator, announced the acquisition of Caribbean Shipping Services Inc. to expand in the U.S.-Puerto Rico ocean shipping market.
May 8, 2015Opinion: Nat-Gas Vehicles and Low Oil Prices
For light- and heavy-duty truck operators evaluating a switch to natural gas from diesel, the recent oil-price collapse represents the most significant 鈥渂ump in the road鈥 in several years.
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May 11, 2015Mich. Voters Reject Sales-Tax Hike Central to Transportation Package
Michigan voters last week overwhelmingly defeated a ballot measure that would have raised the state sales tax to 7% from 6% as the key element in a sweeping transportation funding plan that now is dead.听
May 11, 2015Congress Criticizes Itself Over Lack of Highway Fix
WASHINGTON 鈥 Frustration among members from both sides of the aisle is intensifying with GOP leaders who have yet to unveil a funding patch for highway programs as a May 31 deadline fast approaches.
May 11, 2015Vinyl Wraps Offer Flexibility, Cost Control for Fleets to Showcase Branding, Colors
The color a fleet chooses for its equipment is about more than appearances. For many, those hues are as vital to the company鈥檚 image as its name.
May 11, 2015