colorado motor carriers association
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Congressional bill would lower age limit for truck drivers
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WASHINGTON – Colorado has a lot to gain from a bill pending in Congress that would lower the minimum age for interstate driving of big-rig trucks, according to its legislative and trucking industry supporters. The current federal age limit is 21 years old. The DRIVE-Safe Act would lower the limit to 18 years old, which is…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | Colorado candidates notch support as primary looms
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Politicians and organizations are bestowing last-minute endorsements as candidate scramble to motivate voters in the days before the June 26 primary. Here are some of the Colorado candidate endorsements announced in recent days, including some going to candidates who aren’t in contested primaries and have already won their party’s nomination: ? Former U.S. Sen. Tim…
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Colo. House advances transportation bill
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The Colorado House of Representatives passed one of the most important bills of the session – to pump billions of dollars into transportation – Tuesday morning with 36 hours left in the four-month General Assembly. Senate Bill 1 was the first piece of legislation to be introduced this session. It passed the House on a…
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Transportation funding bill continues to change as session winds down
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Instead of inking a final deal to pay for transportation, a Colorado House committee was still using pencils with big erasers Wednesday afternoon, as Senate Bill 1 continued to undulate with amendments between to fix highways while ensuring education money doesn’t help cover the cost. But because the House planned to convene Wednesday night, the…
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Business leaders urge Colorado House to fund transportation
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A group of business leaders Monday called on the legislature to do, well, something to make sure more tax dollars go into Colorado’s long-neglected transportation system. At a Capitol press conference, they urged the passage of Senate Bill 1, which is pending in the House. The bill would obligate $250 million a year from the state…
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Truckers against Trafficking bill motors from the House to the Senate
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A bill supported by the Colorado truckers to fight human trafficking rolled out of the House and headed for the Senate Tuesday. House Bill 1808 would add human-trafficking prevention to the training regiment of those seeking a commercial driver’s license. Truck stops are magnets for prostitutes, and the Colorado-based Truckers Against Trafficking was formed in…
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Tolls on Colorado interstates aren’t in legislators’ plans, but they’re still in the works
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A bill last year to plow $300 million a year in Colorado from a sales tax bogged down over tolls. Legislation this year would take that much money out of the state budget, and it steers around the sticky politics of toll roads. “If we ask voters to let us use $300 million of taxpayer…
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Shaun Egan to lead Colorado Motor Carriers Association as transportation push continues
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Shaun Egan, the president and CEO of Iron Woman Construction and Environmental Services in Denver, has been elected chairman of the politically influential Colorado Motor Carriers Association, the state’s trucking industry advocacy group. The Colorado Motor Carriers Association is one of the key players in Colorado’s transportation debate, as lawmakers continue to try to find…
