FHWA Tweaks Highway Safety Improvement Plan
The Federal Highway Administration has published changes to Highway Safety Improvement Program regulations derived from MAP-21 and the FAST Act.
March 14, 2016Jim Runk to Retire After Nearly 44 Years With Pennsylvania MTA
Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association President Jim Runk announced his retirement pending the expected hiring of a successor this summer.
March 14, 2016DOT Announces 7 Smart City Finalists
Austin, Texas; Columbus, Ohio; Denver; Kansas City, Missouri; Pittsburgh; Portland, Oregon; and San Francisco are finalists for the Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge, Secretary Anthony Foxx announced March 12 at the South by Southwest conference in Austin.
March 14, 2016Indiana Commits More Than $1 Billion for Transportation
Indiana’s Legislature got creative in allocating more than $1 billion for transportation in an election year as its 2016 session ended on March 10.
March 11, 2016TAEC Moves 2018 Meeting Out of Rhode Island
The trucking industry’s strenuous objection to Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo’s trucks-only tolling law has pushed the Trucking Association Executives Council to move its 2018 meeting out of the Ocean State.
March 10, 2016South Carolina Senate OKs Transportation Plan That Conflicts With House Version
After weeks of debate marked by extended filibusters, South Carolina’s Republican-controlled Senate approved a $400 million transportation plan that doesn’t include the fuel-tax increase in the bill passed earlier by the House.
March 10, 2016FMCSA Seeks Public Input on Sleep Apnea
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and Federal Railroad Administration announced on March 8 that they are seeking public input for 90 days on the effects of screening, evaluating and treating commercial motor vehicle drivers and rail workers for obstructive sleep apnea.
March 8, 2016Transportation Funding Hike All But Dead in West Virginia
West Virginia bases its fuel taxes on the wholesale price, a policy that cost the state 2.6 cents per gallon of revenue during the past two years.
March 8, 2016Different Paths May Take Miss., Minn. Down Same Road to Higher Fuel Tax
Mississippi hasn’t raised its fuel taxes since 1987. Minnesota did it just eight years ago. However, both might be on the verge of doing so as lawmakers look to fix transportation funding shortfalls at a time of record low fuel prices.
March 7, 2016Kentucky Transportation Secretary Resigns
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Secretary Mike Hancock resigned March 3, four months after Republican Gov. Matt Bevin won election to the seat previously held by Democrat Steve Beshear.
March 4, 2016