Michigan Democrat wants businesses, trucks to pay more for road repair
LANSING, Mich. — With state Republicans lawmakers firmly opposed to a 45-cents-a-gallon fuel tax hike, Democrats want businesses to do more to help fix the
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Technology expected to help drivers in Arizona dust storms
PHOENIX — With Arizona’s monsoon season quickly approaching, state transportation planners intend to begin installing a new long-range dust-detection system on Interstate 10. The Arizona
Mexican Senate votes overwhelmingly to ratify USMCA
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to ratify a new free trade agreement with the United States and Canada, making it the first
Connecticut governor admits to a ‘divide’ with lawmakers over tolls
HARTFORD, Conn. — Gov. Ned Lamont acknowledged Wednesday there is a divide between his administration and Connecticut legislators over the need for electronic tolls to
Arkansas mulls spending $3.6B on road improvement projects
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Department of Transportation is proposing spending $3.6 billion on 31 capital and congestion relief projects, including nearly $500 million
Truckers, loggers push back on Oregon’s climate proposals
SALEM, Ore. — Dozens of industrial trucks drove laps around the Oregon state Capitol Wednesday, blaring their horns and releasing plumes of diesel into the
Oregon transportation needs to continue to grow
SALEM, Ore. — The 2017 Oregon Legislature pumped $5.3 billion into the state’s highway system over the next decade — the largest transportation package in
Mainstream autos get driver-monitoring devices
DETROIT — Would you pay more for a car or SUV that warns you if you’re falling asleep or not paying attention behind the wheel?
Crumbling roads, spotty internet trouble small businesses
NEW YORK — Every hour that one of The Advance Group’s trucks is stuck in highway or bridge traffic, it costs the moving company around
Round 2 of infrastructure talks go bust as Trump walks out of meeting
WASHINGTON — The curtains in the Cabinet Room were drawn. The Democrats were waiting. President Donald Trump came and went in all of three minutes.
U.S. states’ drones inspect bridges, help predict avalanches
SALT LAKE CITY — In Utah, drones are hovering near avalanches to watch roaring snow. In North Carolina, they’re searching for the nests of endangered
NTSB: Autopilot was in use before Tesla hit semitrailer
DETROIT — A Tesla Model 3 involved in a fatal crash with a semitrailer in Florida March 1 was operating on the company’s semi-autonomous Autopilot
Truck drivers become key EU election issue in Bulgaria
SOFIA, Bulgaria — The future of Bulgaria’s vast number of low-wage truck drivers has become a top campaign issue in the country heading into European
Michigan gas tax hike stalled; governor says fixing roads still No. 1 issue
LANSING, Mich. — With her proposed 45-cents-a-gallon fuel tax hike stalled, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Tuesday that fixing the roads is still the “No. 1
Arkansas officials mull use for extra $300 million per year for transportation
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Officials with the Arkansas Department of Transportation are already being asked how they will spend an extra $300 million a year
Montana governor signs infrastructure bill
HELENA, Mont. — Montana Gov. Steve Bullock signed a series of bills Friday that allow for spending nearly $400 million on buildings, bridges and water
Florida lawmakers pass bill to create 3 new toll highways
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.— Florida is on the fast track to building three new major toll highways in mostly rural areas under a bill sent to Gov.
Trump, Democratic leaders find common ground: $2 trillion for infrastructure
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Democratic congressional leaders agreed Tuesday to work together on a $2 trillion infrastructure package, but put off for later
Bail set at $400,000 for flatbed driver in fatal Colorado crash
GOLDEN, Colo. — A speeding semitrailer whose driver appeared to one witness to be “wide eyed” and “terrified” passed a truck ramp before plowing into
California governor seeks explanation for high gas prices
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s governor wants to know why gas prices are higher than in the rest of the country, blaming potential “inappropriate industry practices”