02 Mar House Panel to Hear From Secretary Chao on Infrastructure March 6 Less than a week after meeting with senators, the country’s top transportation officer will explain President Donald Trump’s infrastructure proposal to a House policy committee. Read more...
02 Mar Capitol Agenda for the Week of March 5: Amos & Adam The country’s struggle to identify an ideal funding strategy for transportation projects has brought to the fore two men who, until now, had little in common. A look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. Read more...
02 Mar $125 Million Logistics Park Planned Near Savannah Port A development group announced plans March 1 for a sprawling new industrial park near Savannah, Ga., where cargo traffic through the nation’s fastest growing container port has left warehousing space at a premium. Read more...
02 Mar Ronald Batory Sworn In as FRA Chief Two weeks after Ray Martinez was confirmed to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Ronald Batory was sworn in as Federal Railroad Administration chief. Read more...
02 Mar SXSW Festival to Include High-Tech Trucking Trucking is getting hip with the South by Southwest Conference and Festivals in Austin, Texas, claiming a spot on the agenda of a show that typically celebrates creativity in music, film and interactive technology. Read more...
02 Mar Jay Kaplan, Owner of Freightway Corp., Dies at 76 Jay Kaplan, who owned the trucking firm his father founded and led industry advocacy groups, died Feb. 24 in Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg Township. He was 76. Read more...
02 Mar Ryder Names Timothy Fiore Chief Procurement Officer Ryder System Inc. appointed Timothy Fiore as chief procurement officer, a position he held previously at the company. Read more...
02 Mar Trump’s Steel and Aluminum Trade Threat Hangs Over NAFTA Talks President Donald Trump’s latest trade salvo over steel and aluminum landed squarely in the middle of NAFTA talks, overshadowing efforts by his own negotiators and those from his biggest export markets to update America’s most important free-trade agreement. Read more...
02 Mar Consumer Sentiment in US at Second-Highest Level Since 2004 Consumer sentiment last month rose to the second-highest level since 2004 and plentiful job opportunities buoyed Americans’ spirits amid stock-market volatility, a University of Michigan survey showed March 2. Read more...
02 Mar Listen: TT's Eugene Mulero on Infrastructure Transport Topics reporter Eugene Mulero appeared on The Motley Fool's Industry Focus podcast on March 1, discussing prospects for President Trump's $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan. Read more...