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New Program Aims to Jump-Start Truckstop Electrification

Jubitz Travel Center in Portland, Ore, has been providing Shorepower electrified parking spaces...

A truckstop electrification project is using a combination of federal grants and private funding to build truck electrification hookups at 50 locations on five major Interstate corridors, and will offer incentives for fleets to have 5,000 trucks outfitted with the equipment needed to plug in

DOE Projects Diesel to Average $3.43 This Year

The Department of Energy's monthly fuel price projections continue to rise in lockstep with the price of crude oil and diesel fuel. The monthly projection for February, up 3 cents from the January forecast, sees diesel fuel averaging $3.43 for 2011 and $3.51 for 2012

Budget Debate Begins with Proposal to Cut Transport Programs

Budget Debate Begins with Proposal to Cut Transport Programs

House Budget Committee Chairman Hal Rogers kicked off this year's budget process with a plan that includes a 17 percent cut for highway and housing programs. The Kentucky Republican said that the $74 billion in overall cuts his committee envisions constitute a responsible and prudent level of funding for the rest of the fiscal year

"New Vision" for U.S.-Canada Border

President Barack Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada in...

President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper met last week to kick off a longer-term negotiation on border issues. The two signed a pact Friday calling for greater U.S.-Canada cooperation in trade and security

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