Issue / Trucking
Former NACTO President Hutcheson Replaces Joshi at FMCSA
Jan 21, 2022 | Jeff DavisWith Meera Joshi headed to New York City to be a Deputy Mayor, it was announced this week that Robin Hutcheson will be replacing Joshi...
White House Releases Plan to Address Truck Driver Shortage
Dec 17, 2021 | Jeff DavisThis week, the White House released an "action plan" for the Biden Administration to address the oft-discussed truck driver shortage...
“Where’s The Beef?” Supply Chain Issues Centennial Recap
Dec 17, 2021 | Jonathan HammondMany of the goods imported into the U.S.—all told worth around $3 trillion—rely on intricate, finely-tuned international supply...
Guest Op-Ed: Rethinking the Truck Driver Shortage
Dec 10, 2021 | Jason MillerMany major media outlets such as CNN, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times recently reported that the nation's global supply...
White House Tries to Mediate Supply Chain Disruptions
Oct 22, 2021 | Jeff DavisFour months after creating a White House Task Force on Supply Chain Disruptions, and six weeks after appointing former Deputy U.S....
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...