Ambassador Bridge Owners Again Challenge Construction of New Bridge to Canada
The Moroun family, owners of the Ambassador Bridge, have raised yet another challenge to the construction of a rival bridge — the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
January 9, 2017Paul Mattox Leaving Post as West Virginia's Transportation Secretary
Paul Mattox, who has served as West Virginia's transportation secretary since 2006, will return to the private sector as the governor-elect, Jim Justice, fills his cabinet with his own appointees, according to the West Virginia Metro News Network.
January 9, 2017New Mexico Border Towns Fear Trump's Disdain for Nafta Will Stall Trade Growth
A truck driver pauses at one of the few intersections in the border area of Santa Teresa, New Mexico, as he tries to navigate a narrow turn while transporting a giant wind turbine blade.
January 9, 2017Joe McGuinness, Former Franklin Mayor, Chosen to Lead Indiana DOT
Joe McGuinness has been tapped to take over as commissioner of Indiana’s Department of Transportation, leaving his post as mayor of Franklin, Indiana.
January 9, 2017Moving Shipments Decline
A downturn in long-distance moves by individuals, corporations and the military in 2016 is putting pressure on household goods movers and could spur a new round of industry consolidation and retrenchment, executives and industry officials said.
January 9, 2017Opinion: The Hidden Cost of Extended Idling
You don’t have to be a diesel mechanic to know that extended idling is bad for business. Frequent or prolonged idling increases emissions, wastes fuel and puts unnecessary wear on your engine. That’s why, due in large part to increasingly strict emissions standards, the trucking industry has seen a dramatic increase in idle-reduction technologies.
January 9, 2017Editorial: Welcome to TRB
Twelve thousand people from around the world are so devoted to transportation, in all of its many forms, that they are traveling to Washington, D.C., this week to participate in the 96th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board.
January 9, 2017Nonbank Lending Rises in Late 2016; Truckers Struggle for Traditional Loans
Nontraditional bank lending to trucking companies picked up moderately in the second half of 2016 as fleets sought to survive during a sluggish freight market, according to lenders with exposure in transportation financing.
January 9, 2017Rhode Island, Maryland, Idaho Seek Grants From DOT for Infrastructure Improvements
Transportation officials from Rhode Island, Maryland and Idaho were among the applicants seeking federal grants to help pay for improvements to critical freight corridors in their states.
January 9, 2017FMCSA Household Goods Panel Aims to Stop Dishonest Movers
WASHINGTON — An increasing number of today’s interstate household moves aren’t executed by the nation’s 4,153 traditional moving companies, according to the newly formed Household Goods Consumer Protection Working Group, posing potential harm to consumers by unregulated firms usually found online.
January 9, 2017