Owner-operators are citing increased trucking costs and unreliable equipment in support of the Trump administration’s proposal to rescind federal GHG standards.
The Trump administration is getting conflicting advice on how to fit railroad automation into the country’s long-term transportation strategy.
Mexican train crews interchanging into the U.S. may pose a safety hazard due to lack of English language skills, a labor union warns.
The U.S. can better target disreputable foreign ship owners by modernizing how it classifies vessel registries, the Liberian registry tells regulators.
The Trump administration’s tariff regime is generating heightened scrutiny from the Department of Justice.
Shipping giant Maersk is urging the FMC to resist an independent US enforcement regime – as some recommend – to combat renegade ship owners.
The former U.S. regulator for ocean shipping has exchanged the American flag for a lobbyist’s briefcase.
Amtrak would lose government-backed preference in legislation seeking faster freight service.
Michael Rutherford vows to step up congestion monitoring to avoid supply chain delays as head of DOT’s freight office.
Derek Barrs told Senate lawmakers he would uphold and enforce trucking industry initiatives from combatting fake CDLs to advancing autonomous truck technology.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says it’s ‘time to take over space’ after accepting the role of interim administrator at NASA.
The Freight Fraud Crisis The trucking industry is grappling with a surge in freight fraud, leaving carriers, brokers, and shippers vulnerable to sophisticated scams like identity theft and unauthorized double brokering. These schemes disrupt supply chains, undermine trust, and cause significant financial and logistical challenges. The root cause is the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s […]
The English Language Proficiency (ELP) rule, now in effect, could significantly reduce trucking capacity. For a decade, large truckload carriers have embraced regulations like the ELD mandate and Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse to limit market capacity, but effects were typically short-lived. The ELP mandate, enforced by a DOT Executive Order, requires commercial drivers to demonstrate […]
The Trump administration’s proposed new regulatory enforcement policy could make railroads less accountable, unions assert.
The House approved legislation requiring that all federal commercial cargo be carried on U.S.-owned ships.
A union representing vessel crews is warning regulators of the economic and safety dangers of flag states operating under the radar.
Federal regulators are opening an informal investigation to determine whether less costly foreign-flag ship registries are undercutting U.S. foreign trade.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to revoke two trucking-related Environmental Protection Agency waivers granted to California.
Union Pacific has brought a rare trackage rights dispute with BNSF to the Surface Transportation Board.
Brent Sadler, President Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Maritime Administration, is a staunch advocate for rebuilding America’s maritime competitiveness.
