California Assemblyman Ben Hueso’s bill to commercialize the state’s rest areas and pursue a waiver to the federal prohibition on the sale of commercial services on the interstate right-of-way failed last week in committee, marking a major victory for California’s fuel retailers.
04-30-2012 Plans to turn Interstate-70 in Missouri into a toll road appears to have hit a major roadblock in the state legislature.
04-30-2012 New Jersey trucking executive warned that rapidly increasing toll rates as well as the spread of tolls across the transportation system pose a significant threat to consumers and the trucking industry.
04-23-2012 The House of Representatives last week voted 293 to 127 in favor of another transportation extension through Sept. 30, 2012.
04-23-2012 House GOP leaders this week plan to consider another 90-day extension of surface transportation programs, on the heels of the recently passed extension through June 30, 2012.
04-16-2012 NATSO members planning to attend NATSO’s annual Day on Capitol Hill have just one week left to reserve hotel rooms.
04-09-2012 NATSO sharply criticizes California Assemblyman Ben Hueso’s measure.
04-02-2012 Registration is open for NATSO’s annual Day on Capitol Hill.
04-02-2012 President signed into law a 90-day surface transportation extension.
04-02-2012 In a letter to Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez, Rep. Ellmers said paying for I-95 construction through a highway tax like tolls would devastate small businesses along the I-95 corridor.
03-05-2012 If enacted, SF2054 would authorize the state commissioner of transportation to utilize private funding from public private partnerships and sponsorships to pay for the service.
03-05-2012