Senators Seek to Boost Surface Transportation Board's Authority
Democratic and Republican leaders of the Senate Commerce Committee plan to introduce a bill this week to give new powers to the Surface Transportation Board amid continuing complaints about train delays.
September 8, 2014Foxx: It May be Time to Examine 'One State at a Time' Freight System
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx hinted that the nation’s federal surface transportation program could be one area of focus for the Department of Transportation as he works to develop a 30-year outlook on the state of transportation in the U.S.
September 8, 2014DOT Freight Transportation Index Rises 2.8% in June
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index rose 2.8% in June from the same month last year, DOT said Aug. 13.
August 13, 2014DOT Freight Index Rises to Record High
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index rose 3.8% in May to a record high, DOT reported July 10.
July 11, 2014Washington Opens Additional Lane on Road Destroyed by Mudslide
A second lane has been opened on Washington’s Route 530, the timber highway buried by a mudslide in March that killed 42 people.
June 25, 2014House Approves Fiscal 2015 Spending Bill, Blocks Increasing Minimum Insurance Levels
The GOP-led House last week narrowly passed a fiscal 2015 transportation funding bill, which included a measure to prohibit the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration from raising minimum liability insurance requirements for trucking and bus companies.
June 16, 2014D.C. Delegate Introduces Obama’s Transportation Bill
A Republican congressman and the nonvoting Democratic delegate from the District of Columbia have teamed up to introduce a bill in the House that incorporates President Obama’s $302 billion transportation funding plan to be paid for with corporate tax reform.
June 12, 2014DOT Freight Transportation Index Jumps 4.8%
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index jumped 4.8% in April from the same month last year to its second-highest level ever.
June 11, 2014House OKs Transportation Bill, Opposes Raising Insurance Requirements for Truck Companies
Despite Democrats’ objections over the bill’s proposed funding for infrastructure grant programs, the GOP-led House on June 10 narrowly passed a fiscal 2015 transportation funding bill 229-192.
June 10, 2014House Rules Panel Takes Up Transportation Spending Bill May 29
The House Rules Committee will meet May 29 to set the conditions for floor debate of a fiscal 2015 transportation spending bill.
May 28, 2014