Foxx 'Cautiously Optimistic' About Passage of Long-Term Highway Bill
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is “cautiously optimistic” that Congress will pass long-term transportation legislation in the near future.
October 29, 2015Rural Areas Receive Record Percentage of DOT TIGER Grants
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced Oct. 29 that the department will issue $500 million in infrastructure grants covering 39 projects in 34 states.
October 29, 2015Rhode Island Trucking Association Offers Alternative to Gov. Raimondo’s Plan
When Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo announced her transportation plan based on truck tolling Oct. 8, Rhode Island Trucking Association President Chris Maxwell called RhodeWorks “ridiculous.”
October 28, 2015N.Y. Official: No Timeline for New Tunnel Under Hudson
An aide to N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Oct. 26 that there is no timeline to build a new tunnel under the Hudson River to connect New York and New Jersey.
October 26, 2015ATA Urges OEMs to Adopt Automatic Braking Systems
PHILADELPHIA — American Trucking Associations’ board of directors agreed to urge the nation’s truck and car manufacturers to equip all new vehicles with automatic emergency braking systems, or AEB.
October 26, 2015FMCSA’s Darling Calls 2016 ‘the Year of Partnerships’ With Industry
PHILADELPHIA — Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Acting Administrator Scott Darling declared 2016 “the year of partnerships” between his agency and motor-carrier stakeholders such as ATA.
October 26, 2015Nebraska Forms Transportation Task Force
Nebraska has put together a task force to focus on state transportation issues.
October 22, 2015Michigan House Passes Roads Plan
Michigan’s House of Representatives wants to fix the state's roads with a combination of higher gas taxes and vehicle registration fees, and $600 million from the state’s general fund.
October 22, 2015ATA Board Urges OEMs to Add Automatic Emergency Braking Systems
PHILADELPHIA — As American Trucking Associations wrapped up its annual Management Conference & Exhibition here Oct. 20, the board of directors urged the nation’s truck and car manufacturers to equip all new vehicles with automatic emergency braking systems.
October 20, 2015'Miracle on the Hudson' Co-Pilot Says Lessons Learned Can Apply to Any Industry
PHILADELPHIA — Focusing on people more than tools has enabled the airline industry to improve its safety record, the co-pilot of the US Airways flight that was forced to land in the Hudson River nearly seven years ago told attendees at American Trucking Associations' Management Conference & Exhibition on Oct. 20.
October 20, 2015