Arizona Gov. Douglas Ducey petitioned the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to allow the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to operate commercial rest areas under a pilot program, a move that threatens the truckstop and travel plaza industry as well as other businesses operating near Interstate exits.
11-06-2017 Autonomous technologies are advancing rapidly, and traditional equipment manufacturers as well as new players entering the market are working to bring new capabilities to equipment that could improve safety and […]
11-01-2017 Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao reaffirmed that DOT still expects private financing to play a role in the Administration鈥檚 infrastructure plan despite recent criticism of public-private partnerships by President Trump. Secretary Chao also said that work on an infrastructure package will not begin until after Congress works on tax reform, squashing suggestions that a tax code overhaul could be used to pay for an infrastructure package.
10-24-2017 The Supreme Court on Oct. 16 declined to hear an outdoors group’s case against the Department of Transportation (DOT) regarding guidelines on digital billboards. The denial ends a four-year legal battle by Scenic America to terminate guidance to the Federal Highway Administration鈥檚 field offices on how to evaluate state plans for digital billboards on Interstate Highways.
10-18-2017 The Federal Highway Administration鈥檚 (FHWA) National Coalition on Truck Parking released its 2015-2016 activity report detailing ideas put forth for expanding truck parking nationwide during a series of regional truck parking stakeholder meetings held last year.
07-11-2017 The Supreme Court earlier this month denied a petition by the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) to review a lower court鈥檚 denial of the trade group鈥檚 challenge to the Department of Transportation鈥檚 rule mandating electronic logging devices in commercial trucks.
06-23-2017 Marking yet another sign that the Trump Administration seeks to roll back President Obama鈥檚 climate initiatives, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asked the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to put a 90-day hold on a lawsuit over the agency鈥檚 Phase 2 emissions and fuel economy standards for heavy-duty trucks manufactured beginning in 2019 while it decides whether to modify or rescind the rule.
04-24-2017 As 黑料社区has previously reported, the Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is soliciting public input regarding expanding the types of goods and services that may be offered at […]
12-13-2016 Congress on Dec. 9 passed a stopgap appropriations measure known as a Continuing Resolution to keep the government funded through April 28 that maintains a key provision in the federal Hours-of-Service rule that regulates truck driver work and rest pending the results of a Congressionally mandated study.
12-12-2016 Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx urged lawmakers to pass a long-term measure to boost U.S. infrastructure spending Feb. 11 at a hearing kicking off House discussions of the highway bill.
02-11-2015 The Department of Transportation said it will delay reimbursements to states when the Highway Trust Fund dips below $4 billion around Aug. 1.
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