Freight

Issues & Modes / Freight

As the American economy grows, so does the volume of freight. Expanding supply chains, just-in-time deliveries, and increasing competition means freight demand has grown faster than the population. Over 50 million tons of freight move across the U.S. transportation network every day on truck, train, barge, pipeline, and plane, with each mode responsible for carrying different goods in an interrelated network. Federal grant programs aim to target funding to freight bottlenecks and intermodal connectors while also supporting experiments in drone delivery. At the local level, policymakers are placing emphasis on managing curb space, reducing emissions, and more efficiently using space to deliver packages, food, and other essentials.

Trade Subcommittee Discusses Strategies to Modernize Customs Policies

The House Ways and Means’ Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on May 25 to discuss modernization of customs policies for securing...

House T&I Approves 16 Surface and Maritime Transportation Bills

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee this week approved sixteen bills making discrete policy changes to trucking law,...

Talk of Permitting Reform in Debt Ceiling Package Grows More Serious

It looks more likely than not that some kind of permitting reform for construction projects will be included as part of the legislation...

House Committee Reviews Port Cybersecurity in Latest Hearing

On Wednesday, May 10, the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security under the House Committee on Homeland Security met to...

House T&I Committee Discusses Overcoming Supply Chain Challenges

On Wednesday, May 10, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure met to discuss overcoming supply chain challenges faced...

House T&I Discusses Workforce, Safety, and Service Challenges Impacting Freight Rail Supply Chain

The House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing on May 11 to discuss the rail supply chain...

Summary of Senate Railroad Safety Bill

This is a summary of S. 576, the Railway Safety Act of 2023, as amended and ordered reported by the Senate Commerce Committee on May...

Senate Votes to Block EPA Heavy Truck Rule

Two Democratic Senators – one angry, one absent – allowed Senate Republicans to pass a resolution this week overturning the...

House Committee Approves 2-Year Coast Guard Authorization Bill

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on April 26 approved a bipartisan, two-year Coast Guard and maritime policy...

Maritime Industry Discusses Ocean Shipping Reform and More

The House T&I’s Sub-committee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on maritime transportation supply chain...

Short Line Railroads’ Environmental Push

Short line railroads touch one out of every five cars moving on the national railroad system, serving customers who otherwise would be...

Bipartisan Push for Increasing Safety Regulation at the Recent Senate Hearing on Ohio Train Derailment

The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on March 9 on the recent derailment of railcars carrying hazardous...

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