Opinion: Virginia Increases Availability of TWICs at DMVs
As reported in Transport Topics in early December 2016, (12-12, pp. 4, 43) American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear told a roundtable of lawmakers at a Senate hearing in Washington, D.C., that the Transportation Worker Identification Credential, or TWIC, represents the future of secure transportation.
March 6, 2017Editorial: Week Spent Looking to the Future
Conference halls from coast to coast were teeming with talk of transportation last week, with no shortage of prognostications from industry leaders about what the future holds.
March 6, 2017Trump Urges Congress to Pass $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
WASHINGTON — Addressing Congress for the first time, President Trump was short on specifics when he called for passage of a $1 trillion infrastructure investment plan that he suggested would modernize the country’s transportation network.
March 6, 2017Governors Acknowledge Every Funding Option Necessary for Infrastructure
A toolkit of options for financing big-ticket infrastructure projects is required to compensate for lack of federal funding, governors noted in a policy outline for 2017.
March 3, 2017Service Industries Grow at Fastest Pace Since October 2015
American service companies expanded in February at the fastest rate since October 2015 amid stronger orders, signaling momentum in the economy’s biggest sector.
March 3, 2017Sen. Fischer Touts Her Infrastructure Bill at AASHTO
Nebraska Republican Sen. Deb Fischer called on state transportation directors to consider the legislation she recently introduced that would transfer funds into the Highway Trust Fund.
March 2, 2017Federal Policy Needed for Autonomous Vehicles Says Utah DOT Director
WASHINGTON — A national regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles would ensure safety standards are the same across states, the chief of Utah’s Department of Transportation told senators on March 1.
March 2, 2017North American Cross-Border Freight Falls in 2016
Trucking hauled less U.S. freight to Canada and Mexico in 2016 than 2015, according to March 2 data from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
March 2, 2017Consumer Comfort Hits 10-Year High on Economic Outlook
Consumer comfort rose to an almost 10-year high in the final week of February on increased optimism about the U.S. economy and more favorable views about personal finances and the buying climate, the weekly Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index showed March 2.
March 2, 2017Productivity Would Diminish Without Infrastructure Upgrades, Chemical Industry Report Shows
WASHINGTON — Failure to modernize the country’s freight network will likely prevent the chemicals industry from aiding in economic growth, according to a report by the American Chemistry Council unveiled on Capitol Hill a day after President Trump’s first address to Congress.
March 2, 2017