Parking Shortage Worsens

By Anitra Wolf | September 28, 2015

WASHINGTON — Concerns over the ongoing plight to park trucks safely is prompting a group of national and regional stakeholders to plan ways to improve parking availability, given a new Department of Transportation survey that found dire shortages in metropolitan areas. Deputy Transportation Secretary Victor Mendez said a National Coalition on Truck Parking would convene…

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Trucking revenues top $700 billion for the first time, according to report

By Anitra Wolf | May 20, 2015

Last year, the trucking industry generated $700.4 billion in revenue, according to data published in the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) latest edition of American Trucking Trends. The ATA says this makes 2014 the first year in history the industry topped $700 billion in total revenue. The ATA releases Trends annually. It is a compendium of…

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Obama to Propose 4-Year Transportation Budget, Touts TIGER Grants

By Anitra Wolf | February 27, 2014

President Obama told a St. Paul, Minn., audience he will send a four-year transportation budget to Congress in March to help rebuild the nation’s infrastructure, a plan he said would provide jobs now and economic growth later. Speaking at Union Depot in the state’s capital Feb. 26, Obama said the passenger rail hub is an…

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