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Roadbuilding

U.S. Chamber calls for 25-cent gas tax, among other measures to aid infrastructure

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is calling for a 25-cent gas tax to help pay for the nation’s roads, bridges and transit. But the Chamber’s vision for an infrastructure package goes well beyond the gas tax. On Thursday, Chamber President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue pledged that the Chamber will push for an entire toolkit […]

January 19, 2018

Dealers

Business Roundup: Liebherr sees orders jump; Tax overhaul a mixed bag for dealers; Proposed AWP standards would affect rentals; Dealer Institute course on managing iron; New Atlas Copco VPs; Construction starts predicted to rise

Liebherr sees “significant” jump in orders; uses start-up culture to launch products Liebherr says it will add 2,240 employees by the end of this year, seeing what Stefan Heissler, member of the board of directors of Liebherr-International AG, calls a “very significant jump in orders” in 2017. In the first six months of 2017, Liebherr […]

November 7, 2017

Business

Construction starts predicted to rise 3% in 2018

Total U.S. construction starts will grow 3 percent next year as the industry moves into “a mature stage of expansion,” according to the 2018 Dodge Construction Outlook. The pullback will continue in areas of multifamily and hotel construction starts. The increase will be led by continued growth in single-family houses, warehouses and office buildings. A […]

November 3, 2017

Technology

Trump looks to ease commercial drone regulations

The Trump administration has begun implementing a trial program to figure out how to integrate drones into national airspace with less regulatory burden on operators while providing regulatory certainty to local governments and drone operators. The program is being implemented by the U.S. Department of Transportation and calls on local governments and communities as well […]

October 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

Trump may look to the pump for infrastructure funding

As the Trump administration continues to look for ways to pay for a $1 trillion infrastructure plan, news outlets are reporting that it is considering raising the federal gas tax. The news came out of a private meeting October 25 between Trump economic adviser Gary Cohn and moderate House lawmakers, according to The Hill. The […]

October 26, 2017

Roadbuilding

New AASHTO president hopes to work with Trump on infrastructure

Tennessee Transportation Commissioner John Schroer has been elected the new president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ board of directors. Schroer said he hopes to lead AASHTO’s efforts to work with the Trump administration and Congress to enact an infrastructure package and a new long-term transportation reauthorization bill. The impacts of […]

October 2, 2017

Roadbuilding

ARTBA elects Cummings as 2017-2018 chairman

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has announced the election of Matthew G. Cummings, executive vice president with global infrastructure company AECOM, as its 2017-2018 chairman. Cummings has worked in the transportation construction industry for 30 years, with the last 23 years at AECOM, where he led AECOM’s $2 billion transportation business in […]

September 29, 2017

Safety

Challenges continue as new dust-control rules take effect for construction industry

Construction companies are now required to reduce respirable crystalline silica dust on work sites by 80 percent, on average during an eight-hour shift, following new federal regulations that took effect Sept. 23. While less than a week in effect, the rules face a challenge before the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as attorneys for the […]

September 27, 2017

Business

WOTUS repeal proposed by Trump administration

The Trump administration took an official step toward repealing the controversial Waters of the United States (WOTUS) regulation on Tuesday, The Hill reports. The new proposal requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers to go back to using a 2008 guidance document to decide if a waterway is subject to federal oversight. The […]

June 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

Trump administration receives 168 suggestions on ways to cut regulations

When the Trump administration asked for recommendations on ways the government could cut regulations and make it easier for companies to get their projects approved, 168 companies responded. According to the Washington Post, three senior administration officials from different departments say that the White House is inclined to accept many of the suggestions. Some of […]

April 21, 2017

Roadbuilding

Trump pushes Congress on infrastructure package

President Donald Trump has asked Congress to more forward on his $1 trillion infrastructure package, but the administration has signaled that it might end up being a larger amount, and it may be released earlier, according to The Hill. “We’re talking about a very major infrastructure bill for $1 trillion, perhaps even more,” Trump said during […]

April 18, 2017

Roadbuilding

Arizona governor sends Trump transportation wish list topping $500 million

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has submitted a “wish list” of priority transportation projects, valued at more than $500 million, to be considered as part of the Trump administration’s infrastructure improvement plans, according to a report by the Arizona Daily Star. The request was one of several recently sent to the president in the hopes of tapping into […]

March 6, 2017