Tag: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood

Business

Former DOT Sec. LaHood: “We need a big pot of money” to fix America’s roads and bridges

Continuing his “America is one big pothole” theme, former U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood used an appearance at a Caterpillar press event Wednesday night to lambast the present direction of U.S. transportation policy. Calling the 2-year transportation bill passed in 2012 “chintzy,” LaHood called upon Congress to think as roads as economic corridors. […]

October 30, 2014

Business

LaHood expects big Obama announcement on transportation, comments on I-5 bridge collapse

During a recent talk before the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) in Washington, D.C., outgoing Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told those in attendance to expect a big announcement from President Barack Obama later this year concerning transportation infrastructure. “Once we get past immigration, guns, the sequester, I think the President is going to be big and bold […]

June 6, 2013

Business

Obama taps Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx as Transportation Secretary

According to a report from our sister site Better Roads, President Barack Obama has tapped Charlotte, North Carolina Mayor Anthony Foxx as the next Transportation Secretary. Should the Senate approve of the nomination, Foxx will replace Ray LaHood, who decided to step down from his position near the end of January. LaHood decided to stay […]

April 30, 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

Safety

Road Safe America: Why the difference in work schedules for truckers and pilots?

A recent move by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to tighten several rules for commercial truckers’ work schedules drew questions from Road Safe America (RSA) as to why the limits for airline pilots, announced the day prior to the trucking rules, would differ for truck drivers. “It seems to us that fatigue is […]

January 2, 2012

Safety

Obama unveils truck fuel standards

President Obama announced new fuel-economy standards for heavy-duty trucks at Virginia-based Interstate Moving Services Aug. 9. The standards will affect work trucks, buses and other heavy-duty vehicles. Diesel use would be cut by 4 gallons per 100 miles traveled, yielding a total fuel savings of $73,000 over a truck’s life, according to calculations used in […]

August 19, 2011

Safety

FHWA breaks ground on State Highway 550 project

Federal Highway Deputy Administrator (FHWA) Greg Nadeau joined state, local and other federal officials on Aug. 5 to break ground on the State Highway 550 project in Brownsville, Texas, that includes the construction of a new toll road using $34 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act dollars. “In addition to strengthening the economy and […]

August 11, 2010

Safety

FHWA wants standards to make roadway markings brighter

To further improve roadway safety by making pavement markings brighter and easier to see, Federal Highway Administrator (FHWA) Victor Mendez has proposed to establish the first-ever standards for maintaining the reflectivity of centerlines, lane lines and edge lines on all roads used by the public. “Safety is our highest priority,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray […]

May 25, 2010