January 27, 2015: Winter Storm Juno wreaks havoc; Truckers shut out of Vancouver’s port; Town to restore pickup to honor fallen Navy pilot.
Jan. 27, 2015
2 min read
Here is a look at what is happening in the world of transportation this morning:
- Winter Storm Juno slammed into the Northeastern U.S., shutting down major cities, reports the BBC – though the New York Times notes that New York City got spared the worst effects of the blizzard.
- Schneider National’s central command facility in Green Bay, Wis., is working around the clock to help its drivers avoid the worst of Winter Storm Juno, notes WBAY 2 News.
- A historical record of the “blizzard of 2015” is already being compiled by CNN, complete with pictures.
- Vancouver port trucks complain that many are being shut out of the city’s new port facilities, according to The Province newspaper, unable to get new license required starting Feb. 1.
- Ohio motor carrier R&J Trucking is looking to fill 70 new technician openings at its main maintenance facility, reports the Dayton Business Journal.
- Minnesota’s Governor wants $11 billion over the next decade – generated in part by a 16 cent per gallon hike in fuel taxes – to address the North Star state’s transportation needs, according to InForum.
- A local town plans to help restore a 1960-era Ford pickup as a way to help honor a Navy pilot killed in a helicopter crash off Virginia Beach, Va., in January, notes WAVY 10 News.
- How many state legislators does it take to change a snowplow’s lights? About 77 – which includes the state’s Governor – as Iowa has discovered, according to The Des Moines Register.
- Oil prices are recovering in part due to changes in currency exchange rates, notes Reuters, as the U.S. dollar is weakening against the Euro.
- A fire at an Ohio trucking company causes an estimated $1 million in damage, according to WLWT 5 News.
- One New Jersey legislator is calling for higher fuel taxes in the Garden state to properly fund transportation needs, notes NJ.com.
- The Sparks Tribune profiles the history of a successful family-owned off-road and truck parts business.
- The Congressional Budget Office said the short-lived era of falling U.S. federal deficits is over, with red ink to begin rising precipitously n 2017-2018, reports Reuters.
- Backlash is building against the Obama Administration’s proposal to add vast land areas to Alaska’s Arctic Refuge in order to prevent oil drilling, reports PBS NewsHour.
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Sean Kilcarr
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Sean Kilcarr is a former longtime FleetOwner senior editor who wrote for the publication from 2000 to 2018. He served as editor-in-chief from 2017 to 2018.
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