Freight
Senate Commerce Committee Sets the Standard For Transpo Performance
The EPW Committee passed the highway portion of the transportation bill last month. The Banking Committee will tackle transit on Friday. And today, transportation reformers applauded as the Commerce Committee passed its bill dealing with the rail and safety component, including the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
December 14, 2011
Study: American Competitiveness Hinges on the Greening of Freight
Economic competitiveness and sustainability -- when it comes to the performance of North America's freight system, the two terms are nearly synonymous. That is the key finding from a new report by NAFTA's Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation.
April 1, 2011
GAO: Trucking the Least Efficient Mode of Freight Shipping
Freight transportation, which accounts for nearly a quarter of transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions, doesn’t get as much attention as passenger transportation because most people don’t feel it affects them as much. But more than 15 million trucks deliver 70 percent of the goods this country consumes – and the GAO says that’s a mistake.
March 1, 2011
Obama Admin’s Bold Transpo Plan Leaves Funding Question to Congress
The president’s six-year transportation plan [PDF], included as part of the administration’s FY2012 budget proposal, weighs in at a hefty $556 billion and lays out several policy reforms that, if enacted, could help the nation transition to a more multi-modal, less oil-dependent transportation system.
February 14, 2011
The Problems With Ports, or Why We Need a National Freight Act
Maybe you commute by train, or maybe you've switched from driving to biking. But your stuff is still traveling the country by diesel truck.
August 6, 2010