Issue / Trucking
Guest Op-Ed: The Current State of Public Policy for Autonomous Trucking
May 07, 2021 | Finch FultonThe US Department of Transportation (USDOT) has long advocated for the benefits autonomous vehicles can bring to the nation’s...
Trucking Braces for ‘COVID Hangover’ and Ongoing Battles in 2021
Dec 29, 2020 | Jeff DavisClose attention is being paid to the team that will surround Buttigieg at DOT. Jeff Davis, senior fellow at the Eno Center for...
Webinar Recap: Transportation Spending and Planning in the Time of COVID
Sep 25, 2020 | Madeline GormanThe coronavirus pandemic has hammered state and municipal budgets across the United States. A recent analysis from the National League...
1956 Treasury Secretary Letter to Harry Byrd on Pay-As-You-Build Highways
Sep 12, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis PDF is a copy of a letter from Treasury Secretary George Humphrey to Senate Finance Committee chairman Harry Byrd (D-VA), dated...
Webinar: Promoting Resiliency Across the Global Supply Chains
Aug 25, 2020 | Madeline GormanSupply chain and logistics professionals are constantly adapting to technological and socioeconomic shifts in the mobility landscape....
FMCSA Issues Final Hours-of-Service Rule Update
May 15, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration this week issued a long-awaited final rule making some changes in the hours-of-service...
Webinar: How Disruptions to Our Transportation System Can Impact Food Supply
May 21, 2020 | Madeline GormanImmediate concerns about the ability of the food supply chain to meet customer demand have abated following the initial wave of panic...
Final Version of $2 Trillion COVID Response Bill Has $114 Billion for Transportation
Mar 25, 2020 | Jeff Davis5:40 a.m. 3/26/2020 update: Earlier this morning, the Senate passed H.R. 748, as amended with the coronavirus aid package, by a vote of...
Truckers, Barrasso Spar Over Truck-Only VMT Tax
Mar 06, 2020 | Jeff DavisA nasty spat has erupted between the trucking lobby and the chairman of the Senate committee that funds the federal-aid highway...
Senate Hearing Looks at Hours of Service Rules, Minimum Age Requirements, and Technology Issues in Trucking
Feb 07, 2020 | Romic AevazThe Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety held a February 4 hearing on Stakeholder Perspectives on Trucking in...
USMCA Trade Bill Addresses Trucking Competition
Dec 19, 2019 | Jeff DavisThis week, the House of Representatives passed the bill implementing the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA), which repeals...
DOT Releases Updated Highway-Transit-Freight Conditions and Performance Report
Dec 11, 2019 | Jeff DavisA long-awaited new report from the U.S. Department of Transportation was quietly released last week (two years late) and indicates that...