February 23, 2015: Truckers welcome West Coast port deal; Poll says U.S. public opposes heavier trucks; A 5-ton "SUV" hits the road.

Here is a look at what is happening in the world of transportation this morning:

• The West Coast port labor agreement hammered out over the weekend is being heartily welcomed by local trucking firms, notes KTVN 2 News.
• Winter is packing yet another punch for much of the U.S. today, according to NBC News, snarling transportation across the country.
• Alaska’s “ice road” isn’t just for truckers anymore, reports Yahoo Travel.
• Motor Carriers are trying to scoop up laid off oil field workers and turn them in truck drivers, says The Concord Monitor.
• Revenues at 21 of the largest publicly-owned trucking firms jumped a precipitous 11.3% in the fourth quarter last year, according to the Journal of Commerce.
• A new study conducted by several safety interest groups says the U.S. public is opposed to allowing bigger and heavier trucks operate on the nation’s highways, says The Hill.
• Despite tax hikes passed in 2013, Virginia is falling short of the level transportation funding desired, notes The Daily Press; largely due to the drop in fuel prices since June of last year.
• By contrast, a mix of fuel tax increases and new fees is leaving Pennsylvania flush with transportation funding, reports The Delaware County Daily Times.
• The Heritage Foundation offers advice on how Congress and state governments can reform U.S. transportation policy.
• Missouri’s Department of Transportation introduces an overarching freight plan for the “Show Me State,” notes KY 3 News.
• Idaho’s transportation funding efforts are foundering, according to The Idaho Statesmen.
• The how-to-fund-transportation debate is going no more smoothly in Massachusetts, either, says the South Coast Today.
• Tow truck drivers in Boston honor one of their own killed in the line of duty with a funeral convoy, notes WCVB Boston.
• A California driver converts a 5-ton military truck into an oversized “family SUV,” reports USA Today.
• Yet more discussion about the U.S. Postal Service’s need to replace its fleet of aging postal trucks; an effort that may cost upwards of $6.3 billion, according to The Guardian.