22 Feb White House Signals New Trade Deals Must Help Those Left Behind The White House signaled President Donald Trump will pay close attention to the fate of workers left behind by globalization as a new benchmark for negotiating trade deals around the world. Read more...
22 Feb Port of Vancouver Works on Strategic Plan Update A lot has happened since the Port of Vancouver comprehensively updated its strategic plan about a decade ago, and port officials have decided that it’s time to update their guiding document. Read more...
22 Feb ATA’s Bob Costello Says Driver Shortage Will Press Fleets NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The freight market is booming, but carriers — and the trucking industry as a whole — will suffer unless companies can find enough drivers, according to American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello. Read more...
22 Feb Poll Shows Split on Fuel-Tax Increase for Infrastructure Amid GOP Pushback A recent Quinnipiac University poll found people are near evenly split on the subject of raising fuel taxes to fund infrastructure projects, with a slight majority supporting the idea. Read more...
22 Feb Poll Shows Split on Fuel-Tax Increase for Infrastructure as Conservatives Push Back A recent Quinnipiac University poll found people are near evenly split on the subject of raising fuel taxes to fund infrastructure projects, with a slight majority supporting the idea. Read more...
22 Feb With $2.5 Billion in Backed-Up Highway Projects, North Texans Turn Up the Heat on Austin The anger and frustration of motorists stuck on LBJ Freeway may soon spread to users of a trio of other crowded North Texas roadways. Read more...
22 Feb SamSam Virus Demands Bitcoin from Colorado DOT, State Shuts Down 2,000 Computers Colorado Department of Transportation employees resorted to pen and paper on Feb. 21 after nasty ransomware hijacked computer files and demanded payment in bitcoin for their safe return. Read more...
22 Feb Omnitracs Hires Ray Greer as New CEO Trucking technology supplier Omnitracs has hired industry veteran Ray Greer as its new CEO. Read more...
22 Feb Washington, D.C., Dips Its Toe Into Self-Driving Cars Washington, D.C., is preparing for a future with self-driving cars by inviting companies to test their autonomous vehicle technology in the District. Read more...
22 Feb Maersk Would Be Ready to Move Closer to Junk ‘For Right Reason’ A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S renewed a pledge to creditors to protect its investment-grade rating. But the man in charge of the shipping giant’s finances says there’s room to move a little closer to junk. Read more...