Government

Four governors are preparing transportation funding plans to present to their legislatures early next year, and at least two governors are not ruling out higher fuel taxes.

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials chose new leaders, including an executive director, during its annual convention last week in Pittsburgh.

American Truck Dealers named six finalists for its 2013 Truck Dealer of the Year competition.

An index of leading economic indicators rose 0.2% in October, the New York-based Conference Board said Wednesday.

The American Transportation Research Institute is seeking input from carriers and drivers that travel North Carolina’s portion of Interstate 95 in connection with a study on how best to pay for improvements along the critical East Coast freight artery.

I just heard about the impending pilot shortage and the new regulatory requirement for 1,500 hours to qualify — five times the existing requirement.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has taken a good step in its drive to control “reincarnated carriers,” troubled companies that essentially seek to shed their safety and compliance woes by repainting the company name on their vehicles.

A new federal proposal would allow regulators to shut down fleets that employ officers who have shown an “egregious disregard” for safety regulations.

Hostess Brands, the maker of Twinkies, HoHos and Wonder Bread, said it is going out of business after failing to get wage and benefit cuts from thousands of its striking bakery workers, news services reported Friday.