Large Trucks Banned From Loving Roads in New Mexico
Oil and gas companies have created little pushback since Loving, New Mexico, passed an ordinance in 2016 barring large trucks from using their town as a bypass to the highway.
March 24, 201711¢ Gas Tax Hike Promoted in Kansas; Measure Would Raise Rates on Other Fuels, Too
Kansas has not adjusted its motor fuels tax in more than a decade, and it’s a target for a hike as the state looks for revenue.
March 24, 2017Road to Fewer Highway Tolls in Maine Is Full of Curves
The idea of doing away with the Maine Turnpike Authority and eliminating tolls has a long and unsuccessful history through both Democratic and Republican administrations.
March 24, 2017CEO Pay at Norfolk Southern Rises to $8.42 Million
James Squires, chairman, president and CEO of Norfolk Southern, saw the value of his 2016 pay package rise about 5.4%, to $8.42 million from $7.98 million a year earlier, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
March 23, 2017'Crisis' in Ohio’s Trucking Industry Spurs Flurry of Bills
Ohio lawmakers launched a four-part plan March 22 to help trucking companies fill thousands of job openings.
March 23, 2017Truck Registration Fee Cut is Out of Ohio Senate's Budget Bill
The Ohio Senate on March 22 unanimously approved a revised $7.8 billion, two-year transportation and public safety budget, but not before stripping out some proposed fee increases and a truck-registration pilot program in Lucas County.
March 23, 2017Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam's Gas-Tax Bill Advances Through House Panel
Republican Gov. Bill Haslam's plan to recharge Tennessee transportation spending with the state's first gas-tax increase in 28 years inched through a key House panel March 21 after two hours of heated debate.
March 22, 2017South Carolina Corruption Probe Concerns Delay Confirmation of Governor's Nominees to Ports Authority Board
Lawmakers’ concerns over an ongoing State House corruption investigation March 22 slowed the confirmation process for two of Gov. Henry McMaster’s nominations to the board that oversees the South Carolina Ports Authority.
March 22, 2017Minnesota House Republicans Release 10 Year, $6 Billion Road Plan
House Republicans unveiled a 10-year, $6 billion package for roads and bridges without a gas tax increase at a March 21 news conference.
March 21, 2017Pennsylvania Town Grapples With Influx of Truck Traffic
A 102-inch-wide tractor-trailer belongs in Alburtis, a hillside borough of 2,400 people, narrow streets and no traffic lights, about as much as a tricycle belongs on Interstate 78.
March 21, 2017