Obama Sends Senate Nominations for DOT’s Mendez, Rogoff
President Obama has sent nomination papers to the Senate for two Department of Transportation officials who have been serving as acting heads in leadership posts at the department.
May 16, 2014Consumer Confidence Drops From Nine-Month High
Consumer confidence fell in May from a nine-month high, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary sentiment index.
May 16, 2014FMCSA Extends ELD Proposed Rule to June 26
FMCSA is extending by 30 days the public comment period for its supplemental proposed rule requiring interstate carriers to install electronic logging devices on all trucks.
May 16, 2014TIGER Applications Far Outpace Available Funding
Applications for the grant program known as TIGER total $9.5 billion, 15 times the $600 million that the federal government set aside for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grants.
May 16, 2014Lawmakers Unveil Bill That Invests in Ports
House and Senate transportation leaders said they will vote next week on a final water policy bill that approves myriad improvements to ports nationwide.
May 15, 2014Senate Committee Approves Six-Year Transportation Bill
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously approved a six-year, $265 billion highway reauthorization bill that makes freight a core element within the federal highway program.
May 15, 2014Obama Proposes Faster Infrastructure Permitting Process
President Obama pressed for larger federal investments for infrastructure and announced the administration would streamline the permitting process for new roads, bridges and other major infrastructure projects.
May 14, 2014Missouri Voters to Decide on New Sales Tax for Transportation
Missouri lawmakers have approved a measure that would let the voters decide whether to raise the state’s sales tax to 5 cents for 10 years to generate funding for transportation.
May 14, 2014FedEx Opens Package Testing Lab
FedEx Corp. said its TechConnect division has opened a 30,000-square-foot package laboratory to provide testing and design services.
May 14, 2014MHC Kenworth Adds Georgia Dealership
MHC Kenworth said it is opening a new dealership in Conyers, Georgia, so customers have accessible service points throughout the Atlanta region despite the area’s traffic.
May 14, 2014