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Highway Trust Fund 2014: Timeline of Events
Here’s a look at the Highway Trust Fund that is notoriously in danger of going in the red. For now, there’s a short-term fix to keep it afloat.
September 5, 2014
Business
White House, transportation leaders push Congress to find a long-term highway funding solution sooner rather than later
The White House, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and several industry associations are urging Congress to find a highway funding solution before the primary source of money, the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), becomes insolvent. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) projects that insolvency to occur by the end of August. White House press secretary Josh Earnest […]
July 9, 2014
Roadbuilding
THUD bill heads to full Senate for final vote; Senate committees talk highway funding
Highway funding is a hot topic in the Senate this week as the Appropriations Committee moves the Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) bill to the full Senate floor, the Commerce Committee evaluates the House’s plan to use U.S. Postal Service savings for transportation revenue and the Finance Committee seeks funding for highway and […]
June 5, 2014
Roadbuilding
House GOP leaders move forward with USPS savings plan for highway funding; Senate EPW, postal union criticize plan
House Republican leaders are moving forward with a plan to fund the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) with savings from cutting certain U.S. Postal Service programs. House GOP leaders released a memo on Friday outlining the plan, which includes changes such as ceasing Saturday operations, which Republicans say will save $10.7 billion over a decade, Politico […]
June 2, 2014
Roadbuilding
Lawmakers consider U.S. Postal Service as highway funding source
As the deadline to find a revenue source for highway projects draws nearer, some lawmakers are looking for creative means of funding. The main source of funding, the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), is expected to run out of money in August. An insolvent HTF would halt projects across the nation. And though the Senate Environment […]
May 29, 2014
Maintenance
Trucks
Technician training What small contractors can learn from big fleets By Marcia Gruver Doyle and Jack Roberts It’s easy to think that large truck fleets like Walmart and FedEx have the all the resources you don’t have to properly train their technicians, but in many cases they also have the right mindset. Much of this […]
February 3, 2011
Maintenance
Trucks
Technician training What small contractors can learn from big fleets By Jack Roberts and Marcia Gruver Doyle It’s easy to think that large truck fleets like Walmart and FedEx have the all the resources you don’t have to properly train their technicians, but in many cases they also have the right mind set. Much of […]
December 31, 2010
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