ATA Continues to Lead the Effort to Include Denham FAAAA Amendment in Conferenced Highway Bill
On Thursday, the attached updated American Trucking Asssociations-led coalition letter was communicated to House and Senate Conferees in support of the final reconciled highway bill retaining Section 1446 of the […]
ATRI Releases Annual List Of Top Truck Freight Congestion Locations
The American Transportation Research Institute has released its annual truck bottleneck report, The 2015 Congestion Impact Analysis of Freight-Significant Highway Locations. Assessing the level of truck-oriented congestion at 250 locations […]
ATRI Releases Top Industry Issues
The American Transportation Research Institute has come out with its list of the top ten issues for the trucking industry in 2015. This is the eleventh year ATRI has compiled […]
Senate Votes to Delay Twin 33s Approval in Transportation Funding Bill
Transport Topics The Senate on Nov. 18 easily agreed to delay approval of twin 33-foot trailers nationwide, a key provision in a fiscal 2016 transportation funding bill. By a voice […]
Yuma transportation issues in focus at forum
State legislators attending a transportation forum in Yuma Friday said area residents need to be part of the solution for coming up with the funding to fix and build roads […]
Westbound Interstate 10 east of Tucson to close overnight Nov. 17
First of six planned closures for bridge project will require 67-mile detour A bridge replacement project on westbound Interstate 10 between Benson and Tucson will require a 67-mile detour from […]
USDA to Raise Inspection Fees 187% on Imports From Canada
By Eric Miller, Staff Reporter, Transport Topics The U.S. Department of Agriculture last week issued a final rule designed to recoup costs associated with animal and plant inspections by raising […]
House Passes MAP-21 Extension plus Budget and STRR Act Update
By the American Highway Users Alliance Early this afternoon, the House passed an extension of MAP-21 (HR 3819) until November 20th by voice vote. The extension will now head to […]
House Committee Passes Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill
On Thursday, October 22, 2015, the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee “marked up” and passed its Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act (i.e., the STRR Act). During the markup, the […]
National Wreaths Across America Day – Saturday, December 12, 2015
You are invited to join in this event and honor those who served our country. Walmart Transportation Distribution Center of Buckeye, AZ will deliver the wreaths for the Phoenix event […]