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Republican, Democratic platforms mum on trucking but for infrastructure investment plans
The two major political parties in the U.S. said very little about trucking in their official 2016 platforms. The two also offer different paths forward for the country’s transportation infrastructure. Details here…
August 11, 2016
Voices
Bad roads hasten one owner-operator’s retirement — and more infrastructure voices
What stretch of North American highway in your experience would warrant the nomination for the No. 1 ‘Worst Road’ all around?
March 30, 2016
Business
Calif. VMT tax pilot project follows Ore.’s weight-mile lead
Trucking telematics provider EROAD tapped to track heavy-duty participants in California’s vehicle-miles-traveled tax pilot project, running nine months beginning in July.
March 28, 2016
Business
Highway funding extended three weeks after Obama’s signature
President Barack Obama signed Thursday a bill to extend highway funding for 22 days through Nov. 20.
October 29, 2015
Business
Senate passes highway funding extension, secures road funds for another three weeks
The short-term measure is intended to give lawmakers additional time to pass a long-term highway funding bill.
October 28, 2015
Business
Latest short-term highway bill passes House, heads to Senate
The U.S. House passed Tuesday a short-term highway funding bill that will extend highway appropriations to Nov. 20. The stopgap measure is intended to give lawmakers more time to pass a long-term bill.
October 27, 2015
Business
House proposes another short-term highway bill, will fund roads through Nov. 20
The U.S. House late Friday unveiled a short-term highway funding bill that would extend highway appropriations for just 22 days beyond the current highway funding stopgap put in place in July.
October 26, 2015
Business
House highway bill advances, would remove CSA scores, change driver drug testing rules
The long-term highway bill, dubbed the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, is a $325 billion bill and could be the groundwork for Congress’ longest highway funding measure since 2009’s SAFTEA-LU and the first multi-year bill since 2012.
October 22, 2015
Business
#ShowusyourInfraWear — DOT wants to see your photos of decrepit highways and bridges
While Congress recesses for the next five weeks, the DOT is soliciting photos on Instagram with the hashtag #ShowUSYourInfraWear, hoping to spur lawmakers to pass a long-term highway bill instead of the habitual short-term stopgaps.
August 4, 2015
Business
Latest highway funding stopgap clears House, delays bill that would reform CSA
The House late Wednesday passed its second short-term highway funding patch of the month, extending current highway funding levels until the end of October and effectively shutting down the Senate’s bid for a mad-dash passage of a long-term bill.
July 29, 2015
Business
House set to force Senate’s hand on short-term highway bill
The House has introduced another short-term highway funding patch, and it plans to pass the legislation Wednesday and then leave town, forcing the Senate to forego its attempt to pass a long-term highway bill before the August recess.
July 28, 2015
Business
CSA-reforming highway bill hits roadblock, still could pass Senate this week
Congress is now days away from the latest expiration of U.S. highway funds, and lawmakers must come to an agreement on how to proceed: The Senate’s long-term measure or the House’s short-term measure.
July 27, 2015
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