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…
Author: By Eugene Mulero - Staff Reporter
Capitol Agenda for the Week of April 4: Lighting a Fire Under Infrastructure Urgency
The section of I-85 that collapsed in Atlanta last week didn’t collapse on its own, but the ensuing traffic nightmares are symptomatic of the nation’s overall infrastructure crisis. Will that incident help prompt action in Congress? Eno’s Jeff Davis jo…
White House to Take Up Tax Reform, Infrastructure Funding Plans, ATA Official Says
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Trump administration and the Republican-led Congress will try to advance an overhaul of tax policy and infrastructure funding measures after their attempt to reform health care, a senior official with American Trucking A…
Capitol Agenda for the Week of March 21: Bridges Aren’t Making the Grade
The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the nation’s bridges a grade of C+ in its quadrennial report card. ASCE’s Tom Smith hopes it doesn’t take a disaster to get Congress to invest in infrastructure repairs. Watch the video interview, part of&nb…
Indiana DOT Awards Contracts for I-70 Upgrades
Repair work to highway lanes and bridges along the Interstate 70 freight corridor east of Indianapolis is expected to last through the end of the year, the state Department of Transportation announced this month.
Capitol Agenda for the Week of March 14: The View From Jim Burnley
Former U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Jim Burnley weighs in on regulations, P3s, TIGER grants and more in a one-on-one interview with TT’s Eugene Mulero. Here’s the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
White House Says P3s to Remain Infrastructure Funding Mechanism
Tapping private capital to fund big-ticket infrastructure continues to be an ideal funding option for the White House, press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters March 9.
White House Says P3s to Remain Infrastructure Funding Mechanism
Tapping private capital to fund big-ticket infrastructure continues to be an ideal funding option for the White House, press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters March 9.
Engineers Grade Country’s Infrastructure D+
WASHINGTON – The nation’s transportation network was given a near-failing grade on March 9 by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Engineers Grade Country’s Infrastructure D+
WASHINGTON – The nation’s transportation network was given a near-failing grade on March 9 by the American Society of Civil Engineers.