Issues & Modes / Freight
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...
House T&I Committee Holds Joint Hearing on Freight, Setting the Groundwork for Reauthorization
Dec 06, 2019 | Paul LewisFreight is becoming a more important piece of federal transportation policy. Despite freight’s vital role in the national economy,...
Pipeline Safety Reauthorization Approved by House Committee
Nov 22, 2019 | Jeff DavisThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a four-year, $926 million pipeline safety reauthorization bill this week...
History of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund
Nov 06, 2019 | Jeff Davis(Some of this material appeared, in earlier form, in the September 9, 2009 issue of Transportation Weekly.) The water...
House Passes Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Spend-Down Bill
Oct 29, 2019 | Jeff DavisYesterday evening, the House of Representatives passed a bill (H.R. 2440) that would allow the immediate spending of over $9 billion in...
House to Consider Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Spend-Down Bill Next Week
Oct 25, 2019 | Jeff DavisThe House of Representatives is likely to consider H.R. 2440, the "Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act," on the...
CBO Issues Analysis of Nationwide Truck VMT Tax
Oct 17, 2019 | Jeff DavisThe Congressional Budget Office today released a new report entitled Issues and Options for a Tax on Vehicle Miles Traveled by...
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Spending Exceeded Deposits in FY19 for First Time in Over 30 Years
Oct 16, 2019 | Jeff DavisThe just-ended fiscal year 2019 appears to be the first year since 1988 where the year-end unexpended balance in the Harbor Maintenance...
Senate Panel OK’s $7.75B for Corps of Engineers in FY20
Sep 13, 2019 | Jeff DavisYesterday, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $48.9 billion Energy and Water Development appropriations bill for fiscal...
DOT Issues Amendments to Truck/Bus Driver Hours of Service Rules
Aug 16, 2019 | Jeff DavisThis week, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a proposed rule that would implement some long-expected...
As 2020 Deadline Looms, Railroads Face PTC Implementation Challenges
Aug 01, 2019 | Aaron SomoAugust 1, 2019 The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation convened for a hearing on July 31 regarding the current...
House Climate Panel Debates Technology Investments in the Heavy-Duty Vehicle Sector
Jul 31, 2019 | Christopher OsterJuly 19, 2019 On July 16, the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis held a hearing entitled “Solving the climate crisis:...