West Virginia Supreme Court to Take Up Morgantown Truck Ban
The West Virginia Supreme Court will take up Morgantown’s truck ban when it comes to the WVU College of Law on March 1.
February 11, 2016California Man Charged With Counterfeiting TWIC Cards
A Porter Ranch, California, man has been arrested for allegedly running an illegal “document mill” that cranked out fake IDs, including Transportation Worker Identification Credentials, allowing access to sensitive areas such as the port of Los Angeles, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Feb. 5.
February 11, 2016Canadian Freight Index Rises in January After Four Months of Declines
TransCore Link Logistics' freight index for Canadian and cross-border loads rose 12% in January from the prior month after declining for four consecutive months, the load board operator said.
February 10, 2016West Virginia Senator Says It's Time to Address State’s Roads
As the Senate Transportation Committee advanced a bill Feb. 9 to keep tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike, one senator said it's well past time for the state to have a plan for transportation funding.
February 10, 2016Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal Says State’s Port Can Be No. 1 on East Coast
Gov. Nathan Deal kicked off the 2016 Georgia Foreign Trade Conference on Feb. 8 with high praise for the Georgia Ports Authority and outgoing Director Curtis Foltz.
February 10, 2016Google's Self-Driving Car Software Considered a Driver by NHTSA
Google Inc.’s artificial-intelligence system will be interpreted as a driver by federal regulators, a step toward compliance that would help the tech giant’s self-driving cars hit U.S. roads.
February 10, 2016NTSB Faults Drivers, Carriers, FMCSA for Roles in Fatal Illinois Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board blasted both “high-risk” motor carriers involved in a 2014 fatal crash in Naperville, Illinois, as well as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for failing to prevent them from operating, at a hearing in Washington on Feb. 9.
February 9, 2016Obama's $98.1 Billion Budget Proposes New Per-Barrel Fee on Oil
New infrastructure projects capable of withstanding severe weather events would be funded through a new tax on oil companies, according to the Obama White House’s fiscal 2017 budget request unveiled Feb. 9.
February 9, 2016Cargo Volumes Rise to Record at Port of N.Y.-N.J.
The Port of New York and New Jersey set a record for annual cargo volumes in 2015 by more than 10%.
February 9, 2016XPO CEO: No Strong Case For Recession
As a serial entrepreneur based in Greenwich, Connecticut, Bradley Jacobs hangs out with the big-money crowd dominated by hedge-fund and private-equity types.
February 9, 2016