07 Mar Washington State Transport Package Sets Aside $450 Million for New I-5 Bridge The Washington state Senate Transportation Committee passed a $15 billion transportation package March 6 that includes $450 million for a new Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River. Read more...
07 Mar Two Tolling Plans for Connecticut Debated at Hearing Connecticut lawmakers spent 11 hours peppering transportation officials with questions and listening to public input on Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposal for electronic tolls at a hearing March 6. Read more...
07 Mar Port of Baltimore Tops 10 Million Tons of Cargo for Third Straight Year The port of Baltimore had another historic year in 2018. The Maryland Port Administration’s public terminals handled 10.9 million tons of general cargo — more containers, cars, construction equipment and other cargo than ever before — surpassing 10 million tons for the third straight year, officials announced March 6. Read more...
07 Mar Truckers Help Fight Hunger in Indiana With Food Drop Program Truckers moving through Indiana are combating hunger across the state through a program that allows them to donate loads of food that have been rejected by stores. Read more...
07 Mar How a US-China Deal Might Reshape Global Trade President Donald Trump says he has asked China to immediately remove all tariffs on U.S. agricultural products in what could be a huge blessing for American farmers. But how will global trade flows change in the event of a deal? Read more...
07 Mar Asia Remained Top US Oil Buyer in 2018 Despite China Trade Row Asia more than doubled its intake of American crude oil last year even as Beijing and Washington were embroiled in a bitter trade war. Read more...
07 Mar Productivity Gains Exceed Forecasts Even as Output Cools Productivity gains in the U.S. last quarter exceeded forecasts though were little changed from the prior reading as output and hours worked both cooled, with efficiency improvements surpassing the recent average for a third period. Read more...
07 Mar Dana, Hyliion Partner to Market Electric-Hybrid Technology Dana Inc. announced it has taken an equity position as a lead investor in the Class 8 electrification company Hyliion Inc. to expand Dana’s ability to offer complete diesel-electric hybrid systems. Read more...
06 Mar Wabash Pursues Growth Strategy Beyond Dry Vans Wabash National Corp. announced it will expand its use of advanced materials and grow its diversified and final-mile segments to counter the expected industry slowdown in demand for dry vans. Read more...
06 Mar Texas Manufacturing Growth Sparks Optimistic Outlook Manufacturing activity in Texas grew in February, leaving economists and others in the industry optimistic about the future of production across the state and even into the Mexican borderlands. Read more...