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Passing Zoneby David CullenApril 4, 2019

ATA Takes Madison Avenue to Pitch Highway Funding on Capitol Hill

A new advertising and grassroots campaign by ATA might just sell Congress on fixing our roads. Commentary by David Cullen, Executive Editor.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMarch 20, 2019

Federal Judge Dismisses Challenge of Rhode Island Truck Tolls

The trucking industry experienced a setback in its challenge of Rhode Island’s new truck-only tolls, as a federal judge dismissed the American Trucking Associations’ lawsuit.

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Newsby Jack RobertsMarch 19, 2019

ATA’s Spear: TMC Data, Research, Experience Vital to Trucking’s Future

In his remarks at the TMC Annual Meeting in Atlanta, ATA chief Chris Spear said the maintenance council is vital to ATA creating narratives that can help drive real change in Washington.

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Passing Zoneby David CullenFebruary 22, 2019

Road Work Ahead: Beware Alarms and Dollar Signs

What’s holding back development and passage of a monumental infrastructure package is not politics. It’s plain old wrong-headed thinking, says Executive Editor David Cullen in his Passing Zone blog.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 12, 2019

New Jersey has the Worst Traffic Bottleneck in the Country

Traffic is a major time suck and it only seems to be getting worse, according to ATRI's latest list of the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in the U.S. This year, a bottleneck in Fort Lee, New Jersey took top honors.

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Newsby David CullenFebruary 6, 2019

Trump Pitches Infrastructure in State of Union, But No New Details

In his State of the Union address, President Trump again said he wants America’s infrastructure revamped and implied that Congress still does, too – but he offered no new details on how to go about it.

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All That's Truckingby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 29, 2019

Why Putting Trucks on Trains to Bypass I-81 Won't Work

As Virginia lawmakers work to try to address congestion problems on I-81, including a controversial toll proposal that critics say is unfair to trucking, one creative proposal has come up that would put trucks on trains – drivers and all.

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Newsby Tom BergJanuary 9, 2019

AASHTO Chief Sees Infrastructure Bill after Shutdown’s Over

Jim Tymon also backs upgrading of the Highway Trust Fund and notes that state DOTs must replace retiring staffers.

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Newsby David CullenDecember 6, 2018

Government Report Calls for 20-Year Fix of Interstate Highways

A congressionally mandated report finds the future of the Interstate Highway System so at risk that it recommends that drastic action should be taken over a period of years-- including hiking federal fuel taxes and allowing tolling and per-mile-charges on more interstate routes.

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Newsby David CullenOctober 22, 2018

Urban Roads Need Plenty of Patching

It’s a bumpy ride in the city – and getting bumpier, according to a new report on the deteriorating state of America’s urban roads.

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