Legislation

The California Senate passed a bill to ban heavy-duty driverless trucks, leaving it to Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign or veto the legislation.

The California State Assembly voted 54-3 to ban autonomous trucks without safety drivers from the state’s roadways.

Legislation aimed at easing transportation pain may have a chance of getting through Congress

Thanks to persistent industry headwinds, the debate surrounding how to pay drivers – by the mile or by the hour – is heating up, and Congress is taking notice.

New legislative package also increases tip transparency, access to restrooms

By Finch Fulton, Vice President of Policy and Strategy at Locomation and former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at the US Department of Transportation Developments in autonomous trucking regulations are […]

Seventeen Democratic House members introduced a bill to assure the Postal Service electrifies its delivery fleet. It could get Workhorse back in the game.

Experts warn of parcel backlog at U.S. entry points should CBP refuse entry to shipments.

Darren Prokop writes about California’s AB 5 and its impact in California – and nationwide.

Mexico’s legislature is considering proposals that would limit the permitted weight of double tractor-trailer trucks — called “fulles” in Mexico — to decrease truck-involved accidents and relieve traffic congestion. Cities […]

Truckers, not motorists, could be target of VMT, lawmaker says.

Freight lobbyists are banking on leadership changes in the 116th Congress to pave the way for infrastructure financing that stalled during the first half of Trump’s administration.

The latest on legislative, regulatory, administrative, and enforcement issues across the industry.

Autonomous vehicles are the future, but how does the path to automation look like?

As the future moves towards connected vehicles that are autonomous in nature, the current IT and cybersecurity act would not be applicable, needing a clearer definition on civil liability in case of accidents.

Self-driving technology puts truck driver jobs at risk, however, the potential benefits are rewarding. And that is making it a hot topic in Washington, where legislators are trying to determine how involved the government should be.