The Impact of Fuel Use Trends...

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Apr 01, 2013

The Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) commissioned the study, "The Impact of Fuel Use Trends on the Highway Trust Fund's Present and Future," through The College of William & Mary's Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy (TJPPP) commissioned a ...

NTEA releases ’2013...

Staff Report - Mar 13, 2013

The NTEA, the Association for the Work Truck Industry, has just released its 2013 Fleet Purchasing Outlook. Based on survey results from 287 mid- to high-level management fleet professionals with decision-making authority for truck acquisitions or vehicle specifications, ...

‘Gridlock’ –...

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Mar 12, 2013

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has put together, "Gridlock," a grassroots mobilization video to urging Congress to fix the Highway Trust Fund and subsequent crumbling infrastructure. To see the video, go to http://www.artba.org/article/video-message.

Monthly Motor Fuel Report...

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Mar 11, 2013

The November 2012 Monthly Motor Fuel Reported by States report, publicly released on March 7 by the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Policy, showed a a change of -0.2% nationwide, from the same month from ...

Illinois Tollways investing $922 million in capital...

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Mar 11, 2013

The Illinois Tollway plans to invest $922 million in capital projects in 2013, doubling the amount it spent in 2012, ...

Report: Motor fuel tax change...

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Mar 11, 2013

The November 2012 Monthly Motor Fuel Reported by States report, publicly released on March 7 by the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Policy, showed a a change of -0.2% nationwide, from the same month from ...

Granite named as one of ‘World’s Most...

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Mar 07, 2013

Granite Construction Inc. has again been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the 2013 World's Most Ethical Companies ...

Highway, bridge contract...

Staff Report - Mar 06, 2013

Despite the 2012 passage of the federal surface transportation law, "Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century" (MAP-21), the real value of highway and bridge contract awards over the last 12 months was down three percent compared ...

Illinois Tollway awards than...

Staff Report - Mar 05, 2013

The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors on Feb. 28 awarded three new construction contracts totaling $23 million and six new engineering contracts totaling $50.4 million for construction management and design services. More than $296.9 million in construction and engineering ...

Reuters: Cat to cut 1,400 jobs...

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Mar 05, 2013

Reuters reports that Caterpillar Inc. plans to cut 1,400 jobs at a plant near Charleroi in Belgium “due to high costs and the weak European economy,” the group's Belgian unit said on Feb. 28. The cuts will come at ...