Tag: highways: Page 20

Business

Gators, mailboxes, clowns and other road debris

Have you ever had to dodge “a guy in full clown makeup and a guy with a snake wrapped around his neck stopped, both out of their cars and arguing in the fast lane? No?”

August 2, 2013

Business

N.C. governor signs anti-tolling bill

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed last week a bill into law that will prohibit the state from tolling existing Interstate lanes.

July 2, 2013

Business

Americans prefer good roads to iPhones, electricity, Internet and sewage?

What’s really more important in the lives of Americans — cable, cell phone, Internet, water, sewage or electricity? The surprising answer: Well-maintained transportation infrastructure.

June 10, 2013

Parking

National truck-parking driver survey launched

Here find out how to take the survey, created by Hope Rivenburg in part in concert with driver advocates Allen and Donna Smith of Truth About Trucking and aimed at educating the DOT on parking needs.

May 15, 2013

Business

Crashes and interventions: Wreck frequency varies widely by state

Where is a collision with a heavy-duty truck most likely to happen? That dubious distinction goes to New Jersey. Find full state rankings in this first installment in our May 2013 Part 3 CSA’s Data Trail coverage.

May 8, 2013

Channel 19

Trucking brings out the best

Bringing the kids along for the haul can serve several purposes — here’s an example of a truck-trip fueling creative experimentation.

May 7, 2013

Business

FMCSA’s focus on inspections a point of contention at CVSA workshop

ATA representative Phil Byrd challenged the enforcement community to shift priorities away from inspections to traffic enforcement. Also: Regulatory update from FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro.

April 23, 2013

Business

Ohio approves 2.7 percent toll hike, speed limit increases

Ohio Gov. John Kasich has signed a bill which includes a proposed 2.7 percent annual increase in Turnpike truck tolls through 2023 and approves speed increases on some roadways.

April 15, 2013

Business

Maryland House bill proposes fuels-tax changes

Maryland bill HB 1515 would generate an additional $3.4 billion for state highway and transit projects in part with a new 2 percent motor fuel sales and equivalent use-tax rate on retail gas price.

March 11, 2013

Channel 19

Dear American people: ‘You are about to be tracked 24/7’

Would you install an in-vehicle tracking device for an insurance discount? Most consumers wouldn’t, which makes all the talk of a vehicle-miles-traveled highway tax all the more mystifying.

March 9, 2013

Overdrive Extra

LaHood’s right — Sequester’s dumb, and we’re doing nothing for our kids

This generation inherited great advancements in transportation — like the Interstate system — and, not only did we give nothing back, we failed to take care of what was given to us.

March 4, 2013

Business

Senate bill would incentivize transportation infrastructure investment

A $5 billion fund set up by the bill would provide loans and loan guarantees as incentives for private and state investment in projects that would improve highways and bridges.

March 4, 2013