While the Obama adminstration released a plan that would allow states and municipalities more flexibility in collecting tolls on their roadways and bridges. This six-year surface transportation funding bill, the Transportation Opportunities Act, is viewed as a way to provide more flexibility to finance new construction and capacity and/or manage congestion. But the majority of the nation’s mayors, according to a survey of the Continue Reading

Five trucking companies have formed a coalition to help back legislation that would require the installation of electronic onboard recorders in all trucks, a move that would boost highway safety. The Alliance for Driver Safety & Security will urge Congress to pass the legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.). The legislation will require companies to install an electronic device that is engaged to the truck engine that will identify the driver operating the truck, record a driver’s duty status and monitor the location and movement of the vehicle. The legislation calls for Continue Reading

The American Trucking Association voiced its concerns over climate-change legislation before the Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee, outlining the points it believes should be addressed in any new laws to prevent any substantial increases on consumer goods. The fear is that stringent impositions on the freight delivery system could Continue Reading