In Trump’s Shadow, Rep. John Delaney Pushes Infrastructure Bank
While President-elect Donald Trump continues to defend his proposal to invest a $1 trillion in infrastructure, a member of Congress is reminding his colleagues that he, too, has a plan for upgrading the country’s crumbling infrastructure.
November 23, 2016DOT Announces Automation Proving Ground Program
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced Nov. 23 the launch of the department’s Automation Proving Ground pilot program.
November 23, 2016Colorado to Join Road Usage Charge Experiment
In December, Colorado will became the third state with an active road usage charge program after Oregon and California. Unlike those states, which sought to enroll 5,000 vehicles, Colorado’s six-month program will include just 100 vehicles, none of them large trucks.
November 23, 2016North Carolina Lawmakers Woo Total Quality Logistics With Incentives to Hire
Lawmakers in High Point, North Carolina, are wooing Total Quality Logistics into their city, voting Nov. 21 to offer $70,000 of performance-based incentives if the company were to open an office and hire 70 employees over five years.
November 23, 2016Jobless Claims Rebound After Plunging to Four-Decade Low
Filings for unemployment benefits in the United States rebounded last week from a four-decade low while remaining consistent with a firm labor market.
November 23, 2016Sen. Sanders on Trump’s Infrastructure Plan: It’s a Scam
President-elect Donald Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure investment proposal is no more than “massive tax breaks to large companies” that would miss on long-term benefits for the economy, former Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said this week.
November 22, 2016Old River Truck Sales Adds Mack, Volvo Locations in Louisiana
Old River Truck Sales acquired three locations along the Interstate 10 corridor in southern Louisiana selling Mack and Volvo brand trucks, bringing its total to six in the region.
November 22, 2016Pennsylvania Switches to Annual Inspections
Pennsylvania trucking companies and the Pennsylvania Motor Carriers Association are celebrating in the wake of Gov. Tom Wolf's signing of pro-trucking legislation into law on Nov. 4.
November 22, 2016Deutsche Bank: Trump Could Push the US Economy and Stock Markets to New Records
It's looking more likely that President-elect Donald Trump will preside over a continuing U.S. expansion that could take its place as the longest among American business cycles, according to Deutsche Bank AG.
November 22, 2016EPA Head Says Agency's Mission Will Endure in the Trump Administration
In one of her final public speeches before leaving her post as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy said that grass-roots demand for clean air, energy and water will continue to allow the agency to make progress protecting the environment, even in the face of challenges when Donald Trump becomes president.
November 21, 2016