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House hearing highlights gridlock over gas tax increase despite universal desire for long-term transportation funding
Members of the House Ways and Means committee agreed in their Wednesday hearing on long-term Highway Trust Fund (HTF) financing hearing that action and solutions are needed as soon as possible, but diverged in their thoughts on the methods of providing that funding. In his opening remarks, committee chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) reiterated the need for […]
June 18, 2015
Roadbuilding
Highway Trust Fund: Who’s in and who’s out in next Congress
[imagebrowser id=23]  The Republicans delivered quite a trouncing in the recent mid-term elections, and conventional wisdom says a Republican Senate, to go along with a Republican House, is probably good for trucking. On the regulatory front, certainly. As for the chances of a new, long-term transportation authorization and sustainable fix for the Highway Trust […]
November 19, 2014
Business
Lawmakers, experts discuss solutions, stress urgent need for stable, increased highway funding
Over half of the highway miles traveled in the United States are on roads in less than good condition, said Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), chairman of the Senate Environmental & Public Works Committee. She spoke at the Infrastructure for the Future conference Thursday in Washington, D.C., where experts tied the pressing need for road and […]
November 22, 2013
Safety
DOT, FMCSA must act to establish national clearinghouse
In a letter to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves called on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) to make real progress toward a national clearinghouse for drug and alcohol test results for commercial drivers, according to the American Trucking Association (ATA).
July 4, 2012
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