02 Aug Freight Executives Tout Administration’s Focus on Regulations, Tax Reform WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s emphasis on streamlining regulations and reforming the U.S. tax code would help small businesses grow, freight executives said after a meeting at the White House on Aug. 1. Read more...
02 Aug Biodiesel Producers Slam EPA at Hearing on Renewable Fuel Standard WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it wanted to hear what the public thought of its 2018 proposed renewable fuel standard volume minimums, but many of those who came here to comment seemed unhappy with the agency’s plans. Read more...
02 Aug Volkswagen Increases Stake in Navistar Volkswagen Truck & Bus, a unit of Volkswagen AG, has purchased nearly 300,000 additional shares of stock in Navistar International Corp. Read more...
02 Aug I-95 Corridor Coalition Chooses Firm to Run Pilot That Analyzes Funding Options The I-95 Corridor Coalition has selected CH2M to pilot a program exploring alternative revenue mechanisms for transportation funding. Read more...
02 Aug FMCSA Improving Timeline for Investigating High-Risk Carriers, IG Audit Says Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration investigators are conducting more timely compliance reviews of high-risk motor carriers, but the agency faces challenges in ensuring that the reviews adequately address fleets’ safety performance, according to a new audit from the Department of Transportation inspector general. Read more...
02 Aug Proposed Chicago Bypass Freight Railroad Responds to Opponents in Filing Great Lakes Basin Transportation entered its response July 31 to opposition groups’ arguments that its application to build a 271-mile freight railroad from northwest Indiana to southeast Wisconsin should be rejected. Read more...