FMCSA reports low numbers for truck driver apprenticeship program

The Trucker

FMCSA reports low numbers for truck driver apprenticeship program

By John Worthen

WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program received just 113 application from motor carriers as of February.

That’s well below the...

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith joins The Extra Mile Podcast

Mississippi Department of Transportation

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith joins The Extra Mile Podcast

MDOT was pleased to welcome U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith as a guest on the latest episode of the agency’s podcast, The Extra Mile.

Updated Tuesday, April 30, 2024 8:37 AM

JACKSON, MISS. – The...

Log Trucks Able To Use Interstates In Miss.

McComb Enterprise-Journal

Log Trucks Able To Use Interstates In Miss.

By Matt Williamson

Log trucks are returning to interstate highways, thanks to recent federal legislation, and can abandon the circuitous routes through cities and towns they had been forced to use. 

U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith...

Safer Routes for Logging Trucks in Mississippi

Construction Equipment Guide

Safer Routes for Logging Trucks in Mississippi

Southeast Division
American Loggers Council

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (MS) secured a provision in the Transportation — HUD Appropriations Bill, signed into law March 9, to allow unprocessed agricultural commodities, including...

City receives $2M for connector road

Oxford Eagle

City receives $2M for connector road

Will link University and Commonwealth

By Alyssa Schnugg

The city of Oxford was awarded $2 million for the future University Avenue-Commonwealth Boulevard connector, announced Mayor Robyn Tannehill Monday.

Tannehill said the city was informed...

D.C. Fly in Shows Producers What Farm Bureau is All About

Nebraska Ag Connection

D.C. Fly in Shows Producers What Farm Bureau is All About

Nebraska Ag Connection - 03/15/2024

Farm Bureau members were in Jackson, meeting face to face with their representatives and senators in the State Capitol.

This time, members sat down with United States Congressmen...

ABA backs legislation to spur new bank creation

ABA Banking Journal

ABA backs legislation to spur new bank creation

NEWSBYTES 

A proposed bill seeks to spur new bank creation by easing federal capital requirements during their first few years of existence. The Promoting Access to Capital in Underbanked Communities Act, S. 3937, would encourage...

HYDE-SMITH SAYS REPUBLICAN FRAMEWORK SHOULD PROPEL SENATE TO COMPLETE NEW FARM BILL

HYDE-SMITH SAYS REPUBLICAN FRAMEWORK SHOULD PROPEL SENATE TO COMPLETE NEW FARM BILL

Commodities & Risk Management Ranking Member Says Plan Holds Key to Modernized Agriculture Programs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today commended the unveiling of a Republican-led Farm Bill framework that she says should propel the Senate toward completing legislation that meets the modern challenges facing farmers, ranchers, and stakeholders across the country.

Hyde-Smith, ranking...