D.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, 2014Missouri Governor Sets Aug. 5 for Voters to Decide on Transportation Tax
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) announced he is putting the proposed constitutional amendment to raise the sales tax to pay for transportation on the Aug. 5 primary election ballot.
May 27, 2014House Panel Approves $52B Transportation, Housing Funding Bill
The full House will take up a $52 billion spending bill that would fund transportation and housing programs in fiscal 2015 as early as this month.
May 21, 2014Obama Sends Senate Nominations for DOT’s Mendez, Rogoff
President Obama has sent nomination papers to the Senate for two Department of Transportation officials who have been serving as acting heads in leadership posts at the department.
May 16, 2014ATRI Surveying Carriers on Operational Costs
The American Transportation Research Institute has launched a confidential survey to update its 2013 Operational Costs of Trucking report.
May 16, 2014Senate Committee Approves Six-Year Transportation Bill
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously approved a six-year, $265 billion highway reauthorization bill that makes freight a core element within the federal highway program.
May 15, 2014Foxx Calls on Congress to Boost Highway Trust Fund
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx ramped up his call May 13 for congressional leaders to fund infrastructure projects around the country by shoring up a federal highway account that is expected to be insolvent in August.
May 13, 2014