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Support swells across the aisle for $580 B BUILD America 250 Act
5+ hour, 21+ min ago (245+ words) (The Center Square) " Five-year plans for American roads, bridges, transit, rail transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs reaches an 18-month crescendo Thursday with a committee markup of the $580 billion BUILD America 250 Act. Authorization of the funds would be…...
U. S. Supreme Court rules against trucking industry
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (318+ words) (The Center Square) - The U. S. Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision Thursday, agreed that states can protect individuals injured in trucking accidents." The case, Montgomery v. Caribe Transport, focused on Shawn Montgomery, who sustained severe and permanent injuries after his tractor trailer…...
Small businesses expected to feel pinch as diesel hits $6 a gallon
2+ week, 2+ day ago (343+ words) (The Center Square) " An Illinois trucking industry leader says consumers and small businesses can expect to feel the pinch as the price of diesel fuel rises across the state. AAA listed the average price for diesel in Illinois at $6 per…...
Traditional transportation energy prices up 55% since start of year
2+ week, 5+ day ago (619+ words) (The Center Square) " Two weeks ago, North Carolina's traditional transportation energy prices average had fallen 17 cents in 12 days. Friday, they were up 20 cents in a week to $4. 05 for a gallon of unleaded gasoline " and up 55. 2% since the start of the…...
Office of Attorney General opens investigation into commercial trucking schools
3+ week, 1+ day ago (490+ words) (The Center Square) "The Office of Attorney General has opened an investigation into numerous commercial trucking schools in Texas as the state continues border security initiatives. The OAG has sent Civil Investigative Demands to EP Texas Trucking School, Trucker Certified…...
Fraud, licensing, enforcement in American freight proposal
4+ week, 1+ day ago (448+ words) (The Center Square) " American freight and transportation system fraud, licensing and improved enforcement is in a proposal from a North Carolina congressman. The SAFER Transport Act, says U. S. Rep. Brad Knott, R-N. C. , would "close loopholes exploited by bad actors." It instructs…...
040326 DEFERRED MAINTENANCE
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (889+ words) Universities warn state funding delays are wasting millions in taxpayer investment DEFERRED MAINTENANCE Version 1 (no wrap) Long'delayed university repair funding is leaving campuses across the state with holes in their roofs, and in project budgets. Some say the delays in…...
Traditional transportation energy prices up 42. 3% in 1 month
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (513+ words) (The Center Square) " Traditional transportation energy prices have skyrocketed to $3. 90 a gallon for unleaded gasoline in North Carolina, highest in four years and up 7 cents overnight. Wednesday morning's update from AAA had a price 13 cents higher than a week earlier…...
Trade uncertainty with Canada, Iran war threaten freight volume at Port of Seattle
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (455+ words) (The Center Square) " Port of Seattle Commission President Ryan Calkins said that he is concerned that a massive spike in the cost of maritime fuel could reduce freight shipments beyond declines that have occurred due the Trump administration's tariffs." "Marine…...
More than 550 CDL training schools shuttered
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (356+ words) (The Center Square) " More than 550 training schools for commercial driver's licenses have been closed, the U. S. Department of Transportation says. Following 1, 400 sting operations by 300 investigators across all 50 states, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration found many lacked qualified instructors, had fake…...