Sen. Shelley Moore Capito

‘Industries dependent upon the railroads’ service are forsaken’

The Surface Transportation Board has scheduled a hearing for April 26-27 in response to a letter sent by the National Grain and Feed Association about worsening rail service. 

The March 24 letter has gotten support from various rail unions and other stakeholders in recent days. These stakeholders are also asking the STB to examine the causes behind the service delays. 

Here’s a roundup of what’s been said recently:

Unions criticize headcount reductions, blame service issues on lack of adequate...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/industries-dependent-upon-the-railroads-service-are-forsaken

Road-user fee advocates warn Congress: Give truckers priority

The trucking industry was given a wide berth by tax policy experts called to Capitol Hill Wednesday to testify on funding options that will keep the highway trust fund (HTF) from going bankrupt.

For more than a decade, the government has been spending more each year from the HTF than the revenues collected for it, the director of microeconomic analysis for the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Joseph Kile, told the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.

Those revenues come mostly...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/road-user-fee-advocates-warn-congress-give-truckers-priority