New Congress Expected to Take On Infrastructure Funding, Tax Reform
A push to reform corporate tax laws by the Republican leadership of the House and Senate could help carve a path for the Trump administration to advance an infrastructure funding proposal in the coming months, Rep. Kevin Brady, the top tax writer in the House, told reporters before the start of the new Congress.
January 2, 2017Diesel, Crude Prices Ascend to 2016 Peaks at Year’s End
The average U.S. retail price of diesel jumped 1.3 cents a gallon to $2.54, the Department of Energy reported Dec. 26, as the price of oil rose past $53 a barrel because evidence is growing that plans to cut production will jell.
January 2, 2017Schneider Files to Go Public; Family, Execs to Keep Control
Truckload and intermodal carrier Schneider National Inc., No. 7 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers, filed financial documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Dec. 22 as a prelude to the company going public, possibly later this year.
January 2, 2017Montana Suspends HOS Rules for Some Truckers as Brutal Winter Continues
With the state’s brutal winter continuing, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock suspended hours-of-service rules Dec. 28 for truckers transporting fuel.
December 29, 2016American Consumer Comfort Closes In on Best Year Since 2007
Household confidence in the United States is closing in on its best year since before the latest recession, according to figures in the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index released Dec. 29.
December 29, 2016Wisconsin DOT Study Finds Tolls Would Raise Billions for State Highways, Boost Travel Costs
Tolling Wisconsin’s U.S. interstates could raise billions for the state’s most-traveled thoroughfares, but the cost would be borne by motorists, big upfront investments would be needed and it’s unclear if the state could get the federal approval it would require, a new state Department of Transportation study finds.
December 29, 2016Ohio River Bridges Tolls to Start On Dec. 30
Tolls on the renovated Kennedy Bridge, the adjacent, new Lincoln Bridge and the new Lewis and Clark Bridge 8 miles to the east connecting Indiana and Kentucky over the Ohio River will begin at 4 a.m. on Dec. 30, RiverLink spokeswoman Mindy Peterson announced.
December 29, 2016Eight Universities to Split $7 Million in Energy Department Grants
Cornell University, the University of Michigan and the University of Alabama are among eight schools that will share $7 million in grants from the Department of Energy, the department announced Dec. 29.
December 29, 2016Energy Department Awards $18 Million for Electric Vehicle Projects
Five firms will split $18 million from the Department of Energy to advance plug-in electric technology for cars and heavy duty vehicles.
December 29, 2016FMCSA Removes Georgia Medical Examiner
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Dec. 28 that 26 days earlier it had removed Dr. Anthony Lefteris of Atlanta from its registry of certified medical examiners and intends to revoke all certificates he issued to commercial motor vehicle operators during the past two years.
December 28, 2016