Libertarian group pushes toll-financed infrastructure plan
According to article in freightwaves.com and its author Linda Baker – A Reason Foundation study released this week argues for both a private sector plan to rebuild the nation’s crumbling highways and the need to transition from per-gallon fuel taxes to per-mile highway user charges. The libertarian group lists several states with existing toll-financed programs and offers suggestions as to […]
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Virginia increases registration fees, diesel taxes to fund I-81 improvements
According to article in overdriveonline.com and its author Matt Cole – “Lawmakers in Virginia have approved measures to generate funds to improve the 325-mile I-81 corridor through the state, which include increasing truck registration fees and diesel taxes”. Read full article and new registration pricing here : overdriveonline.com/virginia-increases-registration-fees-diesel-taxes-to-fund-i-81-improvements/ Source and credits : overdriveonline.com and Matt Cole
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Chattanooga bridge collapse likely caused by illegally oversized load
According to article in freightwaves.com and its author Sarah Grace Taylor -“The bridge railing collapse in Chattanooga on the morning of April 1 was likely caused by an illegally oversized load, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT)”. Read full story at : freightwaves.com/news/trucking/chattanooga-bridge-collapse-likely-caused-by-oversized-load Source and credits : freightwaves.com and Sarah Grace Taylor
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Truckers step up with hay deliveries for Midwest farmers
According to article in freightwaves.com and its author Brian Straight – ‘Dozens of trucks delivered rolls of hay on Tuesday in Platte County, Nebraska, and that has continued an effort that has gone on for the past two weeks across the Midwest”. Brian Straight also wrote – “Non-profit organization Farm Rescue has helped organize the Nebraska efforts, which is facing […]
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White House: Trump would let trucks cross Mexican border if it closes
According to article in freightwaves.com and its author John Paul Hampstead– “Last Friday, March 29, President Trump, in a series of tweets, threatened to close the United States’ border with Mexico over illegal immigration. On Tuesday, Larry Kudlow, Director of the National Economic Council, told CNBC that the Trump administration was looking at ways to allow truck traffic and […]
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ICONIQ Capital invests in Truckstop.com at $1B valuation
According to article in freightwaves.com and its author John Paul Hampstead – “This morning Truckstop.com announced that ICONIQ Capital, a leading Silicon Valley growth equity firm, has made a majority investment in the online freight matching and load board solution. The whisper number heard for the pre-money valuation was just under $1 billion”. Truckstop.com is one of the biggest […]
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Researchers trick Tesla Autopilot using stickers on the road
According to article in freightwaves.com and its author Linda Baker – “A hack by a crack security team that deceived the Tesla autopilot system into moving into an oncoming lane highlights the safety concerns around self-driving vehicles but falls outside the accepted scope of attacks against autonomous vehicles, experts said”. Linda Baker also wrote – “In a recent report, Keen […]
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American Trucking Association : Trump holds key to passing infrastructure package
According to article in freightwaves.com and its author John Gallagher – “President Trump will have to be more vocal in supporting a payment package for the nation’s highway system if there is to be any hope of Congress passing infrastructure legislation this year, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA)”. Read full story at : freightwaves.com/news/regulation/ata-trump-holds-key-to-infrastructure-package Source and credits : freightwaves.com / John […]
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March Class 8 truck orders plummet 66 percent from a year
According to article in freightwaves.com and its author Clarissa Hawes – ” March orders for new trucks in the heaviest Class 8 weight segment plummeted 66 percent compared with the same month in 201. Read full story at : freightwaves.com/news/trucking/march-class-8-truck-orders-plummet-66-percent-from-a-year-ago0 Source and credits : freightwaves.com
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