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OOIDA and Truckers React to DOT’s Mexican Trucking Proposal

The largest trade association representing truckers reacted to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s announced intention to lay the groundwork for a program to open American roads to trucking companies from Mexico. “With so much focus in Washington on creating jobs, … Continue reading

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The DOT: Spending Your Tax Dollars Uselessly

Since the so called “Recovery Act” passed in 2009, “$8.7 billion in transit grants have been awarded to transit providers across the country. Those grants have purchased more than 12,000 buses, vans and rail vehicles; more than $4.4 billion in … Continue reading

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DOT shuts down for lack of funding

The Department of Transportation will furlough nearly 2,000 employees without pay Monday. Temporarily shutting down highway reimbursements to states worth hundreds of millions of dollars, national anti-drunk driving efforts, and multi-million dollar construction projects across the country. © 2010, Truck … Continue reading

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