Category Archives: Transportation

Good Prospects for Greener Heavy Trucks

Posted on September 16, 2015 by matt ohern

Trucks handle more than two-thirds of all freight in the United States. And “heavy” trucks—those designated as Class 8—consume 28 billion gallons of fuel per year. Trucks in Class 8A average about 6 miles/gallon, a number that has hardly changed … Continue reading →

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Spending Transportation Money Wisely

Posted on September 2, 2015 by matt ohern

A good idea for better public policy can, at times, take years to become reality. But when it happens it proves that old saying, “Every journey starts with the first step.” Transportation spending is a good case and point. In … Continue reading →

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Connected Vehicles and Cybersecurity

Posted on September 2, 2015 by matt ohern

In May Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced that the federal government would be accelerating its efforts to mandate that new automobiles come equipped to communicate with one another. A regulation to that effect is to be submitted by the National … Continue reading →

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Ballooning the Highway Trust Fund

Posted on August 19, 2015 by matt ohern

One day last month I was listening to “Marketplace” on NPR and heard a bizarre story. According to the reporter, the huge electronic signs in Times Square in New York are now “illegal billboards” that must be taken down. Why? … Continue reading →

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Trucking and Toll-Financed Interstate Reconstruction

Posted on August 5, 2015 by matt ohern

The trucking industry is opposing current proposals to expand the use of toll financing to reconstruct and widen aging and inadequate Interstate highways. To some observers, this appears paradoxical, since the trucking industry depends critically on the Interstates as their … Continue reading →

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