With more than 100 colleagues joining him in urging the tax policy committee to ensure the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund this year, the leader of the subcommittee on highways is continuing to push for sustainable funding for infrastructure project…
Author: By Eugene Mulero - Staff Reporter
Capitol Agenda for the Week of May 9: Mayors Fight for Infrastructure
The country’s mayors want details on President Donald Trump’s long-term infrastructure funding plan, and the AFL-CIO’s Tom Trotter stops by to talk about that plan. See the video and check out the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
Top House Transportation Democrat Warns Against Expansion of Tolling
President Donald Trump’s suggestion of privatizing infrastructure projects that could expand tolling nationwide would fail to gain broad public support, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), ranking member on the House transportation panel, told reporters May 7.
Top House Transportation Democrat Warns Against Expansion of Tolling
President Donald Trump’s suggestion of privatizing infrastructure projects that could expand tolling nationwide would fail to gain broad public support, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), ranking member on the House transportation panel, told reporters May 7.
TIGER Grants Live on in Fiscal 2017 Funding Bill Backed by Congress
Legislation that would ensure funding for the federal government through the end of September advanced with funding for the Obama-era grants for infrastructure projects.
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Likely Out Early Summer, Rep. Graves Says
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration’s long-term funding proposal for fixing and modernizing the country’s infrastructure will likely be unveiled early in the summer, Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), a senior transportation policymaker, said April 26.
Rhode Island Republican Leader Seeks to Repeal Truck-Only Toll Law
The Rhode Island General Assembly’s top Republican unveiled legislation aimed at undoing a truck-only toll law backed by the governor and opposed by state and national trucking associations.
Rhode Island Republican Leader Seeks to Repeal Truck-Only Toll Law
The Rhode Island General Assembly’s top Republican unveiled legislation aimed at undoing a truck-only toll law backed by the governor and opposed by state and national trucking associations.
Video: CVTA Urges No Further Delays to Entry-Level Driver Training Rule
Delaying the publication of an entry-level driver training rule again would take time away from states needing to comply with the rule, the head of a group representing truck driving schools said April 11. Watch video with Commercial Vehicle Training A…
Trucking Executive Calls on Congress to Raise Fuel Taxes
WASHINGTON – Raising the federal tax on fuel and indexing it to inflation would be the most ideal approach for restoring long-term funding for big-ticket infrastructure maintenance programs, Werner Enterprises Inc. CEO Derek Leathers told a Senate…