Mich. Voters Reject Sales-Tax Hike Central to Transportation Package
Michigan voters last week overwhelmingly defeated a ballot measure that would have raised the state sales tax to 7% from 6% as the key element in a sweeping transportation funding plan that now is dead.
May 11, 2015Congress Criticizes Itself Over Lack of Highway Fix
WASHINGTON — Frustration among members from both sides of the aisle is intensifying with GOP leaders who have yet to unveil a funding patch for highway programs as a May 31 deadline fast approaches.
May 11, 2015Vinyl Wraps Offer Flexibility, Cost Control for Fleets to Showcase Branding, Colors
The color a fleet chooses for its equipment is about more than appearances. For many, those hues are as vital to the company’s image as its name.
May 11, 2015House Appropriators to Take Up Fiscal 2016 Transportation Funding Bill May 13
House appropriators on May 13 will take up a fiscal 2016 funding bill that includes a 34-hour restart provision that adds new requirements on the study Congress ordered last year.
May 8, 2015American Fast Freight Buys Caribbean Shipping Services
American Fast Freight Inc., a logistics and trucking operator, announced the acquisition of Caribbean Shipping Services Inc. to expand in the U.S.-Puerto Rico ocean shipping market.
May 8, 2015Transportation Groups Take Message to the Airwaves
Two key transportation groups have launched a radio ad campaign calling on Congress to approve a permanent fix for the Highway Trust Fund.
May 7, 2015Infrastructure Jobs Lift Economic Well-Being of Low-Income Workers, Brookings Study Says
Infrastructure jobs provide higher and more equitable wages for low-income workers compared with all job categories nationally, said a new report that makes the case Congress should approve a long-term transportation bill.
May 7, 2015Quality Distribution Agrees to $800 Million Sale to Private Equity Firm
Tank carrier Quality Distribution Inc. has agreed to be acquired for approximately $800 million by private equity firm Apax Partners, the companies announced.
May 7, 2015Sen. James Inhofe: ‘Not Going To Be a User Fee’ to Fund Highway Bill
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republican leaders will not consider raising taxes on gas and diesel fuels as a way to back transportation programs in a short-term measure and in a multiyear bill, the chairman of the Senate transportation policy panel told Transport Topics on May 5.
May 6, 2015Transportation Coalition Says Next Highway Patch Should Include Funding Fix
The next highway funding extension Congress approves should require the tax-writing panels to come up with a plan that ensures long-term funding for highways and transit projects, the Transportation Construction Coalition said May 6.
May 6, 2015