ATA Supports Rhode Island Trucking in Tolling Dispute With Governor
American Trucking Associations is supporting the Rhode Island Trucking Association’s strong opposition to Gov. Gina Raimondo’s toll-based transportation plan.
January 28, 2016States Learn From Disaster Preparation
WASHINGTON — Directors of four state transportation departments said handling natural and man-made disasters has played a role in preparing them for the next one, even as 1,000-year storms and 500-year floods become much more common.
January 25, 2016New $10 Billion Transportation Plan Expected to Win Georgia Legislature’s OK
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has unveiled a 10-year, $10 billion transportation plan.
January 25, 2016N.Y. Governor Proposes Freeze on Toll Rates, Calls for Tax Credits for Agricultural Haulers
In his annual State of the State address, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed freezing tolls on the Thruway until 2020.
January 18, 2016Zero-Emissions Vehicles Roll Out in California Freight Operations
WASHINGTON — Truck manufacturer Michael Simon asserted to transportation professionals that electric trucks are something that customers will buy.
January 18, 2016Truckers in Idaho Receive OK to Haul Loads Up to 129,000 Pounds, Pending State Approval
Pending expected approval from Gov. Butch Otter and the Idaho Legislature, truckers soon will be carrying loads up to 129,000 pounds.
January 11, 2016Virginia Tech Receives Contract to Study Split Sleeper-Berth Time
Virginia Tech, along with subcontractors from Washington State University and technology vendor SmartDrive, has been awarded a $2.5 million contract from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to study a flexible hours-of-service safety provision that will allow longhaul truck drivers to split their required sleeper berth time into shorter periods.
January 11, 2016Wyoming DOT Director Bill Panos Loses Interim Tag
Bill Panos, who had been serving as the interim director of Wyoming’s Department of Transportation since Oct. 12, was named to the full-time role by Gov. Matt Mead on Jan. 6.
January 7, 2016Financial Woes of Teamsters' Central States Pension Fund Hurt Employers, Too
The 225,000 people facing possible cuts in their retirement benefits are the most numerous and visible victims of the Central States Pension Fund troubles. But the fund's deep financial woes also have left hundreds of companies with large potential liabilities, essentially because they have survived where others failed.
December 14, 2015Wife of Overnite Transportation Founder J. Harwood Cochrane Dies at 99
Louise Odell Blanks Cochrane, wife of Overnite Transportation Company and Highway Express founder J. Harwood Cochrane, died Dec. 10 in Richmond, Virginia, at the age of 99.
December 11, 2015