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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
Roadbuilding
LaHood pushes for 10-cent gas tax hike during St. Louis visit
During a trip to St. Louis, Mo., on Tuesday, former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood pushed for a 10-cent-per-gallon gas tax increase, St. Louis Public Radio reports. LaHood is visiting the city to promote infrastructure investment and bring awareness to the state of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), a primary source of funding for state and […]
July 2, 2014
Construction Equipment
Caterpillar hires former Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood
Caterpillar has hired former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to serve as a consultant, the company announced Thursday. Caterpillar says LaHood will “provide advice on policy related matters.” “[LaHood] will assist Caterpillar in developing corporate strategies focused on identifying solutions to specific policy and communications challenges Caterpillar faces in the increasingly complex policy and business environment,” […]
June 6, 2014
Roadbuilding
Former Transportation Secretary LaHood to serve as Caterpillar consultant
Former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will serve as a consultant to Caterpillar, Inc., the company announced Thursday. Caterpillar notes that LaHood will “provide advice on policy related matters.” “[LaHood] will assist Caterpillar in developing corporate strategies focused on identifying solutions to specific policy and communications challenges Caterpillar faces in the increasingly complex policy and business […]
June 5, 2014
Roadbuilding
Travel industry survey: ‘Crumbling infrastructure’ poses economic threat
The “crumbling infrastructure” in the U.S. threatens global competitiveness as well as job and economic growth, business leaders say. A survey conducted by Building America’s Future (BAF) and the U.S. Travel Association found that more than three-quarters of respondents said the state of the transportation infrastructure in the U.S. puts the nation at a competitive […]
May 23, 2014
Roadbuilding
LaHood touts fuel tax hike at transportation tech summit
Speaking to attendees of the ALK Transportation Technology Summit in Princeton, N.J., former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood made a case for raising the federal fuel tax by 10 cents a gallon and indexing the level to inflation going forward. With China building infrastructure at a rapid clip, “America is one big pothole,” he said. “It’s […]
May 21, 2014
Roadbuilding
Former DOT Chief LaHood joins infrastructure-focused investment firm
Former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has joined infrastructure-focused investment firm Meridiam, the company announced on Tuesday. LaHood, who served as Secretary of Transportation from 2009 until 2013, is now a senior advisor to Meridiam North America. He is responsible for providing strategic guidance to the firm. Meridiam’s CEO and founding partner Thierry Deau said the […]
May 20, 2014
Roadbuilding
LaHood: Congress will extend MAP-21 when current bill expires
Highway advocates — including the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC), Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and more — have been urging Congress to come up with a solution before the Highway Trust Fund, the main source of funding for state and local surface transportation projects, runs out, which could […]
March 25, 2014
Roadbuilding
Shuster rules out gas tax hike for highway funding; LaHood continues push for 10-cent gas tax hike
Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) has has pulled a federal gas tax hike off the table of options for transportation funding. Shuster, chairman of the House Transportation Committee, said Tuesday at an event hosted by Building America’s Future (BAF) and Bloomberg Government that “economically, it’s not the time” to increase the fuel tax, The Hill reports. […]
February 5, 2014
Roadbuilding
LaHood joins Building America’s Future as co-chair
Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood joins Building America’s Future (BAF) as the organization’s new co-chair, BAF announced Wednesday. LaHood joins co-chairs Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of New York City, as well as Ed Rendell, former governor of Pennsylvania. LahHood, Bloomberg and Rendell called on lawmakers to take action for infrastructure investments. “While there is […]
January 8, 2014
Roadbuilding
Metro-North derailment demonstrates need for infrastructure investment, says LaHood
A commuter train in New York derailed Sunday, and former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is pointing to the crash as an example of the need for investment in transportation infrastructure. The southbound Metro-North train, which was carrying about 150 passengers, derailed in the Bronx around 7:20 a.m. on Sunday, killing four passengers and injuring 60 […]
December 5, 2013
Roadbuilding
Chamber of Commerce president calls for gas tax increase
Less than a week after former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood suggested a 10-cent-per-gallon tax hike, the idea of a fuel tax increase is getting more buzz. Thomas Donohue, president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, said Monday at a breakfast hosted by The Christian Science Monitor that Congress should consider raising the federal gas tax, […]
October 22, 2013
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