Work slowdowns and a looming strike at West Coast ports is now having a ripple effect on the entire U.S. supply chain, according to a report in The World Property Journal. “If the dispute is not resolved quickly, we will see significant ripple effects throughout our regional and national economies. In the short term, shippers…
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found Saia Motor Freight Line guilty of one willful and 11 safety and health violations connected with an Aug. 6, 2014 explosion at its St. Louis terminal, according to an article on WorkersCompensation.com. The online article reported that OSHA has proposed penalties of $119,000…
President Barack Obama recently sent Congress his budget plan that includes a six-year, $478 billion road, transit and rail proposal. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), was quick to applaud the proposal. “We applaud the President and his administration for their leadership that has set the stage for a serious discussion…
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he would rather rely on $1.3 billion in bond revenue to fund transportation improvements rather than a gas tax increase some in his state are pushing. According to a report in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Walker wants to increase the state’s bonding for transportation by 30 percent. “Governor Walker’s goal,…
New York’s State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has finalized regulations that will allow construction of liquefied natural gas (LNG) refueling stations in all parts of the state except New York City. Under the agency’s regulations, facilities would be allowed to store up to 70,000 gallons of LNG. DEC anticipates that virtually all of the…
Road Safe America founder Steve Owings recently asked a committee of the U.S. Conference of Mayors to support a rule to slow the nation’s heaviest commercial tractor-trailers to 65 mph or slower. Owings is asking for a support for a U.S. DOT rule that would require the big rigs to use speed governors on the…
Rep. Bud Shuster (R-PA), a key member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, says this is the year for the modernization of freight corridors, according to a report in Bloomberg News. “Freight is very important. And we’re looking at putting dollars back into the corridors,” said Shuster. Shuster’s committee will be a major player…
In his inaugural address in early January, California Gov. Jerry Brown said one of his goals was to reduce petroleum use in both trucks and passenger vehicles by 50 percent over the next 15 years. That and other environmentally-friendly pledges were met enthusiastically by environmental groups. “We applaud Gov. Brown for working to secure a…
A 2013 crash of an oversized truck on an Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River north of Seattle caused a section of the bridge to collapse, sending three vehicles into the river. The crash prompted the Washington State DOT (WSDOT) to develop a state route bridge vertical clearance trip planner to aid truckers in…
Leaders of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) expressed disappointment with President Obama’s recent State of the Union speech for his lack of detail about U.S. infrastructure investment. “Just mentioning infrastructure is not a solution to our nation’s critical needs, and by simply bringing the topic up without details President Obama missed an opportunity to underscore…
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