Highway Trust Fund
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Business
ATA’s Spear sees other ways to pay for infrastructure in the next decade
The American Trucking Associations urges a federal fuel tax increase to pay for infrastructure improvements, but ATA President Chris Spear sees that approach evolving in…
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ATA considers raising diesel tax for truck-only lanes
Option raised as part of Capitol Hill debate on congestion pricing
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Air Cargo
Freight tonnage will grow 25.6 percent by 2030, ATA projects
Freight tonnage will grow 25.6 percent by the end of the next decade, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) predicts in its annual ATA Freight Transportation…
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Legal issues
U.S. Senators introduce $287 billion highway bill
Legislation includes first-ever grants for electric vehicle infrastructure.
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Burnley: Virtually no shot at federal transportation funding bill before election
Federal transport spending bill by Election Day? Forget it, former DOT secretary says
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Legal issues
Business groups try to pull Trump, Congress back to infrastructure (with video)
State-by-state benefits of raising gas tax included in White House letter.
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Legal issues
Presidential contender Delaney proposes raising the gas tax
$2 trillion infrastructure plan would boost Highway Trust Fund to $850 billion
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Legal issues
Window closing fast on highway trust fund
2020 U.S. presidential election could become major roadblock
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News
Tech group calls for national road-user fee
ATA points out that the proposal, to be officially unveiled on Capitol Hill this week, makes several wrong assumptions.
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News
Rhode Island, West Virginia and Iowa stay atop ARTBA “worst bridge” list
ARTBA estimates cost to repair or replace 235,000 bridges across the country at $171 billion.
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