DOT’s Anthony Foxx to Take Bus Tour Touting Infrastructure
WASHINGTON — The nation’s top transportation officer will hop on a bus Feb. 17 for a tour of five states to tell residents about the need to upgrade aging infrastructure around the country.
February 12, 2015House OKs Keystone XL Pipeline, But Presidential Veto Looms
Congressional Republicans achieved an elusive legislative goal Feb. 11, sending a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline to President Obama.
February 12, 2015DOT Freight Transportation Index Rises 4.2%
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index rose 4.2% in December from the same month in 2013, DOT said Feb. 11.
February 12, 2015'New and Improved’ Grow America Act Coming Soon, Foxx Says
An Obama administration six-year, $478 billion legislative proposal that would boost capacity along roadways to reduce freight bottlenecks will be unveiled in the coming weeks, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told House transportation lawmakers on Feb. 11.
February 11, 2015Watch: DOT Chief Anthony Foxx Testifies at House T&I Committee
Less than two weeks after the Obama administration unveiled a six-year, $478 billion transportation proposal, DOT chief Anthony Foxx appeared before the GOP-led House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee at 10 a.m. EST today.
February 11, 2015Recap: Anthony Foxx, Bill Shuster Co-Host Live Twitter Town Hall
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) co-hosted a live Twitter town hall event Feb. 11, to provide a public dialogue on transportation issues.
February 10, 2015Armed with 300 Signatures, House Members Press Leadership on Transportation Funding Bill
Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) has announced that he and Rep. Reid Ribble (R-Wis.) have organized an effort to collect about 300 signatures on a letter calling on House leaders to produce what the congressmen call a responsibly paid-for, multiyear surface transportation reauthorization bill.
February 10, 2015FMCSA Picks Committee to Update Truck, Bus Driver Training
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced the formation of a new, 26-member committee to offer guidance on training requirements for truck and bus drivers.
February 10, 2015Undoing HOS Restart Suspension Still on Sen. Richard Blumenthal's Radar
WASHINGTON — A leading critic of last year’s push to suspend changes to an hours-of-service rule said he is actively looking at ways to restore the rule.
February 10, 2015Transport Officials, Senators Bemoan Port Delays, Infrastructure Woes
Shipper and railroad executives joined senators at a Washington hearing to bemoan the negative global consequences of West Coast port delays and the U.S. infrastructure investment shortfall.
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