15 Jan Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey Announces Local Infrastructure Funding Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey recently announced funding to support 27 road and bridge projects at the city and county level. Read more...
15 Jan FMCSA Names Members of Commercial Driver Panel for Advisory Committee The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced the members of its recently formed commercial driver panel, which will contribute to the agency’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee. Read more...
15 Jan Court Upholds FMCSA Exemption of Trucking From California Rest Break Rules The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s determination that motor carriers are exempt from California’s stringent meal-and-rest-break rules. Read more...
15 Jan Amazon Keeps Buying Jets to Move Closer to 30-Minute Delivery Dream Amazon .com Inc. can’t meet its one- and two-day shipping pledge to customers without an ever-expanding fleet of pricey jets. Read more...
15 Jan Nevada DOT Presses On With Reno Spaghetti Bowl Project The Nevada Department of Transportation is advancing construction for its project to renovate an interstate network in Reno known as the Spaghetti Bowl, which carries 260,000 vehicles per day. Read more...
15 Jan Consumer Sentiment Posts Moderate Pullback in January U.S. consumer sentiment cooled more than forecast in January, adding to signs consumers may be growing less optimistic as vaccinations roll out amid soaring new infections. Read more...
15 Jan Manufacturing Output Rose More Than Forecast in December Production at U.S. manufacturers increased in December by more than projected, marking an eighth straight month of gains as steady yet more moderate demand growth and lean inventories continue to power the sector’s recovery. Read more...
14 Jan FMCSA Proposes Pilot Program to Study Splitting Sleeper Berth Time The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proposed a new pilot program that would give truck drivers more flexibility with splitting up time in the sleeper berth. Read more...
14 Jan Biden to Unveil $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Package in Political Test President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 14 will unveil a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, according to two people familiar with the matter, setting up his first legislative test in the face of a split U.S. Senate and a deteriorating economy. Read more...
14 Jan New President, Congress to Find Bipartisanship With Infrastructure, Lawmakers Say A number of lawmakers and transportation stakeholders express optimism about the potential for advancing various infrastructure funding initiatives this year. Read more...