What happened: The U.S. Department of Transportation Oct. 1 announced a $426 million investment in infrastructure projects across 12 states through the Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and Highway Projects (INFRA) discretionary grant program. On Oct. 15, the agency followed with an additional $200 million in INFRA awards to expand truck parking…
What happened: The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) issued its latest set of “frequently asked questions” (FAQs) addressing implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. The document is intended to “provide clarity” as a companion resource to the most recent set of DBE regulations. Background: Through an unusual “interim…
What’s happening: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Oct. 14 announced temporary federal penalty relief for the sale and use of red-dyed diesel in on-highway vehicles from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31. As ARTBA previously reported, President Donald Trump’s Oct. 5 executive order (EO) directed the Department of Treasury and the…