On August 10, 2021, the Senate voted on a bipartisan basis to advance vital legislation to modernize the nation’s public infrastructure and empower economic growth into the future. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act includes a full five-year surface transportation reauthorization, which was the product of thoughtful, consensus-based negotiations in the Senate Commerce and Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committees.
How Many Union Members Does It Take To Operate a Train?
Labor unions have been lobbying federal regulators to mandate that all freight trains operate with two-person crews in the cab. But automation renders this largely pointless.
Open Now: Solicitation for Combustion Freight and Marine Grant Funding in California
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is pleased to announce that up to $26 million in Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust funding available to entities throughout California for Combustion Freight and Marine Projects. The funding is now available statewide on a first-come, first-served basis for the following project categories:
- Replace/repower Class 7 and 8 freight trucks, drayage trucks, dump trucks, waste haulers, and concrete mixers;
- Replace/repower freight switcher locomotives; and
- Repower ferries, tugboats, and towboats.
For full information visit the following link:
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/CARB/bulletins/2e51653