Infrastructure funding
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Driver issues
$3.5 trillion spending bill — and not one penny for truck parking
The lack of federal grant money for truck parking again frustrates small-business truckers.
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FreightWaves Classics
FreightWaves Classics: Maine Turnpike carries traffic in the Pine Tree State
The Maine Turnpike was America's second "superhighway." Read about this highway in the northeastern-most state in the U.S.
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Regulatory Agencies
Cold Chain Summit: Regulators must do more to keep cold chain moving
GCCA’s Lowell Randel explains how industry and government can fix driver shortages, port congestion and cyber threats.
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News
Senate approves truck equipment mandates, dispatcher oversight measure
The U.S. Senate votes to advance a major infrastructure package that includes new regulations for trucks.
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Infrastructure
Trumka predicted passage of infrastructure bill in coming months
Richard Trumka insisted that the economy depends on getting an infrastructure bill passed.
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Infrastructure
Revived Trump reforms in infrastructure bill could be freight-project windfall
Lawmakers use Trump-era reforms in the infrastructure bill to attract Republican support.
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Infrastructure
Highways, ports get $2B boost in Biden infrastructure deal
Senate lawmakers find more money for highways and ports in a bipartisan infrastructure package.
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Rail
Rail-related projects included in $905M infrastructure grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding $905 million to 24 infrastructure projects. Among those are a handful of projects that involve making freight rail…
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Infrastructure
House Democrats succeed in boosting trucking insurance to $2 million
U.S. House passes the five-year surface transportation reauthorization that boosts truck insurance requirements and mandates automatic braking on new trucks.
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Infrastructure
Feds award $275 million to ease truck congestion
The U.S. Department of Transportation targeted highway expansion to improve freight flow in awarding the latest round of INFRA grants.
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