New York Trucking and Delivery Association Wins $14 Million in Battle With NYC
The New York Trucking and Delivery Association prevailed in its five-year battle over parking tickets.
May 24, 2016Minnesota Becomes Seventh State to Fail to Pass Fuel-Tax Hike
Minnesota became the seventh state to fail to pass a fuel-tax increase this year as its legislative session ended at midnight May 22 with no agreement on a long-awaited major transportation funding package despite the state’s $900 million budget surplus.
May 23, 2016Industry Groups Unite to Develop New App Aimed at Making Truck Parking Easier to Find
WASHINGTON — Industry groups announced they will launch a free truck parking smartphone app in August, joining several from the private sector already in place.
May 23, 2016Alaska Legislature to Work Beyond Overtime to Solve Budget Crisis
Unable to resolve Alaska’s unprecedented budget crisis despite working 31 days past the usual 90-day session, the state’s Legislature adjourned on May 18 when the House fell one vote shy of the two-third majority necessary to keep going.
May 19, 2016Expert Predicts Taxes, Fees on Trucks Will Account for More of Highway Trust Fund
WASHINGTON — A higher percentage of federal Highway Trust Fund dollars will come from diesel fuel taxes and other fees on trucks as future government rules require ever-better gas mileage for passenger cars. That was the message from Joung Lee of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials during an Infrastructure Week session on May 19.
May 19, 2016Industry-Backed Truck Parking App to Go Live in August
WASHINGTON — American Trucking Associations, the National Association of Truck Stop Operators, the American Transportation Research Institute and the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced May 18 Park My Truck, a free mobile truck-parking app that should be available in August. The kickoff event was held in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill.
May 18, 2016National League of Cities Says New Federalism Is Emerging
WASHINGTON — Coinciding with Infrastructure Week, the National League of Cities released a report saying while cities are increasingly on their own to cover infrastructure costs, they have limited authority to create funding tools.
May 16, 2016Panel Endorses More P3 Infrastructure Investment
WASHINGTON — An Infrastructure Week panel at the Bipartisan Policy Center on May 16 advocated for public-private partnerships to fill about half of the nation’s infrastructure funding gap that will top $1 trillion by 2025.
May 16, 2016Portland, Ore., Approves Tax on Trucks
Portland, Oregon’s five-member City Council voted unanimously in favor of a trucks-only tax May 11.
May 16, 2016ATA, ATRI, CVSA, NATSO Foundation Partner in Truck Parking Initiative
The American Trucking Associations, the American Transportation Research Institute, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and the National Association of Truck Stop Operators Foundation will announce a new initiative to address the ongoing issue of truck parking at a press conference in Washington, D.C., on May 18.
May 13, 2016