TransCanada Pulls Back Keystone XL Pipeline Application
TransCanada Corp. is withdrawing its application with Nebraska regulators for approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, less than two weeks after President Obama rejected the project.
November 18, 2015Expect Most Crowded Highways for Thanksgiving Weekend Since 2007, AAA Says
Making plans to hit the road for Thanksgiving? Expect to find more of your fellow Americans on the road than in any year since 2007.
November 18, 2015Atlanta Tops ATRI List of Worst Truck Choke Points
The nation’s worst truck bottleneck is located in Atlanta, where a five-level stack interchange known as “Spaghetti Junction” joins Interstates 285 and 85 north, according to a new American Transportation Research Institute truck congestion survey.
November 18, 2015Rep. Bill Shuster: Final Version of Highway Bill Ready Nov. 30
WASHINGTON — Congressional policymakers plan to have a multiyear highway bill ready on Nov. 30, the chairman of the House transportation panel said Nov. 18.
November 18, 2015Housing Starts in US Fall on Decline in Apartment Construction
New-home building declined more than projected in October, led by a slump in apartment construction and showing fitful progress in residential real estate.
November 18, 2015Norfolk Southern Weighing $28.1 Billion Canadian Pacific Bid
Norfolk Southern Corp. said it is considering an acquisition offer by Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., worth at least $28.1 billion, that represents the first rail merger proposed since 1999.
November 17, 2015Transportation Insight Acquires BirdDog Solutions
Transportation Insight, a transportation management firm based in Hickory, North Carolina, has purchased BirdDog Solutions, a company that provides parcel auditing and analytics for shippers.
November 17, 2015Trucker Path Adds Load-Finding App
Technology provider Trucker Path has unveiled an app intended to give users fast access to available loads.
November 17, 2015Manufacturers Highlight Freight, Trucking Productivity While Urging Passage of Highway Bill
The National Association of Manufacturers is urging transportation leaders to quickly advance a multiyear highway reauthorization bill that boosts investments in freight transportation, and trucking productivity.
November 17, 2015New Jersey Scraping the Bottom of Roadwork Fund as Tax Fight Looms
New Jersey’s sale of $627 million in debt, the last borrowing in a five-year funding plan for transportation projects, is a political turning point.
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