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Election preview: âmixed bagâ for trucking if Republicans take Senate
Will the trucking industry benefit if Republicans gain a majority in the U.S. Senate? Maybe, maybe not, says a top official with ATA, who calls the likely direction of a Republican Congress âa mixed bag.â Regardless, the industry faces a busy year on the regulatory front.
November 3, 2014
Business
Dear Congress: âThis is no way to run a railroad,â a dozen USDOT secs say
Current Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and 11 former DOT chiefs on Monday sent a letter to Congress saying the lawmakersâ work doesnât end with the patch to the shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund that is currently under consideration.
July 22, 2014
Business
A modest proposal to fix the Highway Trust Fund: Bring back bacon grease
Itâs easy just to say that Congress is broken â but that doesnât solve anything. So CCJ Senior Editor has a modest proposal: Letâs bring back earmarks.
July 7, 2014
Business
Senate begins search for highway funding; transportation bill expected Thursday
The U.S. Senate this week began debating how to fund surface transportation programs, ahead of the expected Thursday release of a multi-year federal plan. Collegial pledges of bipartisanship, however, donât pay the bills.
May 8, 2014
Business
Obamaâs highway plan headed to Congress, but questions (and shortfalls) remain
President Obama is preparing to send Congress his $302 billion transportation bill, but the four-year authorization still might not be enough to cover the rapidly dwindling Highway Trust Fund.
April 24, 2014
Business
âWin-win-winâ: President initiates next phase of truck fuel economy standards
Making good on a State of the Union commitment, President Obama on Tuesday directed the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation to begin work on a new round of fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks -â the latest in a series of executive actions designed to sidestep an uncooperative Congress.
February 19, 2014
Business
President talks transportation, briefly, in jobs pitch
Support for a new highway bill, for building out the natural gas fueling infrastructure, for improved truck fuel efficiency and even for a trucking company CEO, all were mentioned in President Barack Obamaâs State of the Union address Tuesday night â briefly. Very briefly.
January 29, 2014
Business
Quoteworthy: Hours-of-service, CSA led lively trucking debate in 2013
Telling it like it is, or was: A topical guide to some of the trucking industryâs most re-quotable quotes of 2013.
December 30, 2013
Business
President urges investment in transportation; Congress seeks additional revenue
Upgrading the U.S. transportation infrastructure, and paying for it, are in the political spotlight as President Obama and a divided Congress continue to squabble over the best ways to grow the American economy. âIf you want to create jobs right now, but also jobs that will have impacts for years, hereâs the way to do [âŚ]
July 29, 2013
Business
News for Foxx: Lead, donât echo
Priority One for new Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx should be this: Take a leadership role in helping the White House and Congress deliver a long-term, comprehensive highway bill.
July 25, 2013
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