17 Apr Pilot Flying J Owner Jimmy Haslam Won’t Face Charges in Fraud Case The statute of limitations ended Monday without prosecutors filing new charges in the $56 million fraud committed by top executives of Pilot Flying J, the family business of Browns owner Jimmy Haslam. Read more...
17 Apr Mississippi House Speaker Proposes Diversions, Tax Swap to Fund Infrastructure Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn presented an infrastructure funding plan April 12 that would divert money to transportation projects over the next several years. Read more...
17 Apr VW Truck & Bus to Be Ready `Quickly’ for Capital Market Access Volkswagen AG is speeding up preparations for its heavy commercial-vehicle division to sell stock or debt on its own as the unit expands to compete with global leaders Daimler AG and Volvo AB. Read more...
17 Apr Core Group of Distracted Drivers Reduces Road Safety April is Distracted Driving Awareness month, and several new studies show the problem is getting worse. Read more...
17 Apr Factory Output Cools After Surging in Previous Month U.S. factory production cooled in March after surging a month earlier, representing a pause in an otherwise strong manufacturing sector, Federal Reserve data showed April 17. Read more...
17 Apr Miss. House Speaker Proposes Diversions, Tax Swap to Fund Infrastructure Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn presented an infrastructure funding plan April 12 that would divert money to transportation projects over the next several years. Read more...
17 Apr FHWA Audits Utah DOT National Environmental Policy Act Compliance Consistent communication between managers and staff members could benefit the Utah Department of Transportation as it executes National Environmental Policy Act responsibilities, according to a recent federal audit. Read more...
17 Apr Virginia Tech Vehicle Test Track System to Include Rural Road Simulation Virginia Tech Transportation Institute is in the midst of a major expansion of its vehicle test track system in Blacksburg, Va., as it works to complete this fall a simulated rural road system covering 120 acres. Read more...
16 Apr Rhode Island Truck Tolls Delayed Until Late May Rhode Island’s truck tolls have been postponed once again, this time until at least late May, a delay that is expected to cost $20 million in lost revenue. Read more...
16 Apr Diesel Surges 6.1¢ to $3.104 a Gallon The U.S. average retail price of diesel jumped 6.1 cents to $3.104 a gallon as oil remained near $66 a barrel after a U.S.-led force fired missiles into three Syrian chemical weapons-related sites. Read more...