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Register now for the 2012 NITL Washington Freight Transportation Policy Forum
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- Tuesday, March 13, 2012
- NITL.org
The League's Washington Freight Transportation Policy Forum has earned respect and recognition for attracting the nation's most influential policy makers. Over the past two years, we have been honored to host the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, leading congressional policy makers and top experts from industry and government on freight transportation.
The 2012 Policy Forum, May 7-8, 2012 at the Key Bridge Marriott Arlington, Virginia, continues this strong tradition and the program we've assembled targets the issues that League Members and other professionals care about. The theme of our program is Key Insights for 2012 in Freight Transport. It is designed for every industry professional who needs to be prepared for the challenges that lie ahead. It targets what industry experts think, how Washington is likely to react, and whether you and your company are prepared to respond.
Ferro Defends Restart Change, Vows to Pursue 10-Hour Limit
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- Monday, January 23, 2012
- TTNews.com
The federal government’s chief truck overseer defended her agency’s controversial changes to the 34-hour restart provisions of the hours-of-service rule and vowed to continue efforts to cut the hours drivers may be behind the wheel.
Congress Returns to New Session Facing Transportation Deadlines
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- Wednesday, January 18, 2012
- TTNews.com
As Congress returns to work this week after its extended holiday vacation, members face two deadlines that, if not met, could bring transportation safety programs and construction projects to a halt.
The Democratic Party's War on Transportation
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- Sunday, January 15, 2012
- AmericanThinker.com
We think of the world of transportation -- especially trucking and automobile manufacturing -- as being one of the most fundamental of Democratic Party constituencies. Detroit has long been a party stronghold, with the UAW and Teamsters among Democrats' most powerful union supporters. From the worker at the DMV to the driver he licenses, this is one solid chain of Democrats.
Senator Maria Cantwell in Vancouver to push Freight Act
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- Thursday, January 12, 2012
- KGW.com
The Ports in Washington state are the model for what could be a major change in the way the U.S. Department of Transportation does business.
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) is proposing what she calls the Freight Act. It stands for Focusing Resources, Economic Investment and Guidance to Help Transportation.
Who Should Pay for Highways?
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- Tuesday, January 10, 2012
- The Independant Institute
When Congress established the Highway Trust Fund in 1956 to finance the Interstate Highway System, it insisted that only monies paid into the fund by road users could be appropriated to meet its objectives. Now, Congress is considering a new guiding principle: spend what you want and if the usual funding sources are insufficient (in this case, the fuel taxes that replenish the trust fund), dip into general revenues to make up the difference. This move from "user pays" to "taxpayer pays" has distinct and substantial disadvantages, says Gabriel Roth, a research fellow at the Independent Institute.
Carriers Await Final Rule on EOBRs
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- Monday, January 9, 2012
- TTNews.com
Now that a ban on handheld phone use by truckers has taken effect, attention has shifted to a possible final rule on electronic onboard recorders.
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- Bill Would Provide Federal Oversight of Toll Increases
- ATA Says Driver Turnover Rising; Experts Cite More Freight, Regulations
- Growing momentum for transportation bill
- House looks to 2012 for transportation bill