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MSHA reorganizes to centralize oversight of assessments, accountability programs

- February 2012

ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced a reorganization designed to centralize its oversight of certain cross-cutting, compliance-related actions. MSHA's ...

Paccar recalls trucks equipped with defective part

- February 2012

Paccar Inc. has recalled about 16,000 2012- and 2013-model Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks equipped with a defective Bendix brake component. The trucks were built between Jan. 31, 2011, and Jan. ...

Rental has stellar 2011, sees 7 percent growth this year

- February 2012

The American Rental Association expects overall North American rental industry revenues to increase "at least" 7 percent in 2012 to total $33.5 billion, based on figures compiled by IHS Global ...

Senate Finance Committee votes to increase pre-tax benefits for public transportation commuters

- February 2012

The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance on Feb. 7 approved legislation that would reverse cuts to the monthly pre-tax transit benefits available to commuters who use public transportation and vanpools. If ...

Keystone Transportation Funding Coalition responds to Gov. Corbett’s budget address

- February 2012

The Keystone Transportation Funding Coalition commended Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett's for embracing a comprehensive transportation funding plan as one of his administration's top priorities. He delivered the address ...

AIC awarded $15 million task order by Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

- February 2012

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) awarded Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) a task order to provide information technology (IT) modernization services in support of ...

LaHood reviews $536 million I-4 Connector

- February 2012

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Jan. 27 reviewed progress on the $536 million I-4/Lee Roy Selmon Expressway Connector and reiterated President Obama's call for infrastructure investment and ...

The details: T&I Committee approves American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act

- February 2012

The Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee today approved the American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act jobs legislation to reauthorize and reform federal surface transportation programs and rebuild the nation’s ...

Ritchie Brothers holds annual auction

- February 2012

Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers will sell more than 9,100 heavy equipment items and trucks – the most items the company has ever sold at a single auction – at its unreserved ...

Study: Infrastructure spending has double the impact

- February 2012

A study has found that over two years, one dollar spent on infrastructure construction produces roughly double ($1.92) the initial spending in direct and indirect economic output. Researchers at the College ...
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