Federal Highway Administration
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Driver issues
OOIDA presses regulators on detention time pay, truck parking
FHWA calls trucking parking a “major transportation safety problem.”
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News
Exclusive: Feds award major truck platooning contract to California PATH
Project considered critical to developing federal safety standards and guidelines.
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Autonomous Vehicles
Feds award $4.4 million for truck automation in Ohio and Indiana
Goal is to get freight companies and truck automation vendors to deploy AV technology in daily revenue service.
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Driver issues
Truckstops, restaurants see threat from rest-area food trucks
Retail coalition cautions federal government about potential dangers to easing restrictions on Interstates.
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Driver issues
Drivers get more rest-stop relief from states
Feds okay food trucks while Arizona opens long-shuttered highway facilities.
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American Shipper
Trump’s budget seeks $1 trillion over 10 years for infrastructure
Proposal includes discretionary grants for truck parking.
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Driver issues
Owner-operators seek dedicated federal funds for parking
Proposal would create competitive grant program for projects that add capacity.
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Infrastructure
Bipartisan report argues for ‘one last increase’ in diesel tax
Raising tax by 15 cents a gallon is needed before transitioning to mileage-based fee, according to lobbying group.
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News
Rail agency mulls requiring rail crossing safety plans from all states
The Federal Railroad Administration is proposing all states address highway-rail grade crossing safety.
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News
DOT ends century-old restriction on highway construction
Change could reduce congestion caused by accidents and inferior road design.
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