DOT Estimates Value of Truck Tonnage to Rise 84% by 2045
According to a Department of Transportation study released March 3, the amount of freight moved by trucks in the United States will increase 44% by 2045 while its value will jump 84%.
March 3, 2016New Hampshire House Committee Approves 10-Year, $3.8 Billion Highway Plan
New Hampshire’s 10-year, $3.8 billion highway improvement plan was approved by the House Public Works and Highways Committee on March 2.
March 3, 2016S.C. Senate Finally Begins Debate on Transportation Bill
Eight weeks into the 2016 legislative session, Democrats in South Carolina’s Senate late March 2 agreed to allow debate on the Republicans’ $400 million transportation funding bill, which doesn’t include a gas tax increase.
March 3, 2016Committee Advances Darling’s FMCSA Nomination to Full Senate
The nomination of Scott Darling to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration was easily advanced by the Senate Commerce Committee on March 3.
March 3, 2016Virginia Senate Committee Strips Most Tolling From House-Passed Bill
Virginia’s Senate Transportation Committee debated late into the night March 2 before finally removing the key tolling provisions from legislation that had passed the House.
March 3, 2016Less Growth Prompts First Service Job Cuts Since 2014
Growth in U.S. service industries slowed for a fourth straight month in February, prompting the first job cuts in two years.
March 3, 2016West Virginia Senate Passes Tax, Fee Hikes for Highways
Legislation to increase highway funding in West Virginia by more than $290 million a year — primarily through increasing the state sales tax from 6% to 7% — is headed to the state’s House of Delegates, which has proved adverse to tax hikes.
March 3, 2016Weakened Energy Sector Stalling Transportation Activity, Fed Says
Transportation activity was mixed in the United States early in the year as weakness in the energy sector limited gains, the Federal Reserve reported.
March 3, 2016Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy Says Truck-Only Tolling Worth Considering
As some in the trucking industry feared, Rhode Island’s plan to make only trucks pay tolls within its borders has another state thinking about doing the same.
March 2, 2016S.C. Senate Unable to Act on Transportation Legislation
Some are calling South Carolina dysfunction junction as the state continues to struggle with getting a transportation bill through its legislature.
March 2, 2016