A top regulator says more staff is needed to properly carry out new ocean carrier reforms signed into law by President Joe Biden.
The Biden administration is launching an advisory panel to identify ways to integrate automation across transportation modes.
New guidance from the Federal Maritime Commission on disputing ocean carrier charges is considered a “landmark moment” by U.S. exporters.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce wants President Biden to intervene in the ongoing rail labor dispute to avoid service disruptions.
Container market experts advise carriers and shippers to act quickly now that new rules regulating ocean shipping are in effect.
A new standard on truck trailer rear underride guards is already being met by 94% of trailer manufacturers, and safety advocates say it is too weak.
Container lines stand to gain from unprecedented berthing priority under a proposal introduced by California lawmakers aimed at helping U.S. exports.
The rising cost of construction materials — and lack of bidders — is weakening the power of the bipartisan infrastructure law.
President Biden plans to sign into law the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, the first ocean shipping regulations passed by Congress since 1998.
The nation’s top container-trade regulator says he wants ensure more fairness in ocean carrier contracts after a spike in shipper complaints.
In the wake of the latest deadly shootings, Democratic lawmakers urge carriers to tighten firearm security measures.
Fatalities in crashes involving at least one large truck jumped 13% in 2021, hitting a “crisis” level, according to federal regulators.
U.S. regulators have ordered the world’s largest ocean carriers to submit more pricing and capacity data to help protect shipping markets from anticompetitive practices.
Mineta led the agency during the 9/11 attacks and oversaw the TSA’s launch.
Pete Buttigieg pushed back during a DOT budget hearing in the Senate against an effort to blame the Biden administration for rising inflation.
The Postal Service rejected lawmakers’ calls to produce a new analysis of its future electric delivery vehicle fleet.
A federal regulator is using a new report to spotlight the importance of ocean containers to the U.S. economy and the threat of China’s market dominance.
Biden’s 2023 budget request increases funding to deal with freight bottlenecks and issue new regulations.
FMCSA’s safety boss grapples with a huge wave of truck entrants since the pandemic.
Federal regulators will begin to assess how container lines are serving U.S. exporters.
