Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) will be the next chairman of the House Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, the full committee’s chairman announced Nov. 20.
November 20, 2014Government, Business, Safety
Rep. Diaz-Balart to Oversee House Transportation Funding Committee in 114th Congress
Government, Business, Fuel
OOIDA Asks Court to Review Calif. GHG Truck Regs
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has asked an appeals court to review a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency waiver allowing California regulators to proceed with enforcement of the state’s strict greenhouse gas-emissions reduction rule for heavy-duty trucks based or doing business in California.
October 7, 2014Business, Fuel, Government
DTNA Concerned About Added Costs from Federal Greenhouse-Gas Rule
ORLANDO, Fla. — A senior compliance engineer for Daimler Trucks North America told a group of maintenance technicians and executives that the truck maker has concerns about the federal government’s possible added costs and testing plans that could be included in the Phase 2 greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency proposed rule due for publication next spring.
September 24, 2014Government, Business
Lineage Logistics Acquires Two California Cold-Storage Facilities
Lineage Logistics said it has acquired two cold-storage facilities in Santa Cruz County, California, from Dreisbach Enterprises. Terms were not disclosed.
July 8, 2014Business, Fuel, Government
Fleets Urge Standards Over Technologies With Next Federal Greenhouse-Gas Rule
WASHINGTON — Fleet executives told a National Research Council committee of their efforts to save on fuel consumption and what they would recommend to federal agencies that are writing the next rule on greenhouse-gas emissions.
May 5, 2014Government
Rep. Petri Plans to Retire
Rep. Tom Petri (R-Wis.), who chairs a key House transportation subcommittee, announced April 11 that he will retire at the end of his current term.
April 11, 2014Special Coverage, Business, Fuel, Government
Greenhouse-Gas Rules to Include Study of Several Technologies, Officials Say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The next phase of the federal government’s greenhouse-gas regulations for trucks will include an examination of a “suite” of technologies that can lower emissions and increase fuel efficiency, an Environmental Protection Agency official said.
March 13, 2014Government
House Schedules Roundtable to Hear State, Local Requests for Highway Bill
A roundtable discussion on the transportation policy priorities of state and local governments will be held March 13 by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
March 11, 2014Government
House Hearing Will Review MAP-21, Obama’s Budget
A House panel will hold a hearing March 12 to examine the Department of Transportation’s implementation of MAP-21 and President Obama’s budget request for surface transportation agencies.
March 7, 2014Government
House Panel Hears Testimony on P3 Infrastructure Projects
Transportation projects organized as public-private partnerships have offered useful infrastructure contributions, a group of industry officials told a special House panel March 5.
March 5, 2014