CVSA tweeted: More than 10,000 soldiers/veterans issued CDLs since 2011 USDOT program to recognize soldiers’ driving experience.
CVSA @CVSA More than 10,000 soldiers/veterans issued CDLs since 2011 USDOT program to recognize soldiers’ driving experience. army.mil/article/158813… View on Twitter
ATA Continues to Lead the Effort to Include Denham FAAAA Amendment in Conferenced Highway Bill
On Thursday, the attached updated American Trucking Asssociations-led coalition letter was communicated to House and Senate Conferees in support of the final reconciled highway bill retaining Section 1446 of the House-passed “Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act. This section relates to Denham (R-CA) amendment that was included in the House-passed highway bill, that clarifies the […]
ATRI Releases Annual List Of Top Truck Freight Congestion Locations
The American Transportation Research Institute has released its annual truck bottleneck report, The 2015 Congestion Impact Analysis of Freight-Significant Highway Locations. Assessing the level of truck-oriented congestion at 250 locations on the national highway system using customized software, analysis methods, and terabytes of data from trucking, the report details the top 100 congested locations. “With […]
ATRI Releases Top Industry Issues
The American Transportation Research Institute has come out with its list of the top ten issues for the trucking industry in 2015. This is the eleventh year ATRI has compiled such a list, which it derives from a survey of hundreds of motor carriers throughout the U.S. To us, the items on this year’s list […]
Senate Votes to Delay Twin 33s Approval in Transportation Funding Bill
Transport Topics The Senate on Nov. 18 easily agreed to delay approval of twin 33-foot trailers nationwide, a key provision in a fiscal 2016 transportation funding bill. By a voice vote, the chamber adopted an amendment to the funding bill, offered by Mississippi Republican Roger Wicker, that would allow the secretary of transportation to sign […]
Yuma transportation issues in focus at forum
State legislators attending a transportation forum in Yuma Friday said area residents need to be part of the solution for coming up with the funding to fix and build roads and other transportation infrastructure, by making a solid case for spending state dollars, if not coming up with the money on their own. “If you’re […]
Westbound Interstate 10 east of Tucson to close overnight Nov. 17
First of six planned closures for bridge project will require 67-mile detour A bridge replacement project on westbound Interstate 10 between Benson and Tucson will require a 67-mile detour from 9 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 17) to 5 a.m. Wednesday (Nov. 18). Motorists traveling westbound on I-10 should expect up to two additional hours of travel […]
USDA to Raise Inspection Fees 187% on Imports From Canada
By Eric Miller, Staff Reporter, Transport Topics The U.S. Department of Agriculture last week issued a final rule designed to recoup costs associated with animal and plant inspections by raising fees for all truck-borne imports by 187%. The final rule, effective Dec. 28, sets the fee for using truck transponders at $301.67, up from the […]
House Passes MAP-21 Extension plus Budget and STRR Act Update
By the American Highway Users Alliance Early this afternoon, the House passed an extension of MAP-21 (HR 3819) until November 20th by voice vote. The extension will now head to the Senate where EPW Ranking Member Barbara Boxer (D-CA) may seek to modify it to exclude a rider that extends the positive train control (PTC) […]
House Committee Passes Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill
On Thursday, October 22, 2015, the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee “marked up” and passed its Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act (i.e., the STRR Act). During the markup, the Committee either addressed or considered more than 150 filed amendments. Click here to view a short ATA summary of significant provisions in the bill. Next […]