President Joe Biden
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Regulatory Agencies
Exporters ratchet pressure on Biden to take on shipping challenges
U.S. agribusiness exporters claim they are poised to lose 22% of sales due to massive increases in container shipping rates.
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Regulatory Agencies
Biden vaccine mandate may worsen low driver retention rates
President Biden has ordered companies of 100 or more employees to require workers to be vaccinated or tested weekly.
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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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Truck Talk
Truck Talk: Crystal ball gazing edition
Truck Talk is a weekly newsletter offering perspective and context on the trucking industry.
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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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News
Shipper to Congress: Inflation ‘rampant’ through supply chain
Supply chain bottlenecks are raising red flags for inflation down the road.
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Regulatory Agencies
Maritime regulator signs first-ever competition agreement with Justice Department
The Federal Maritime Commission has partnered with the DOJ to pursue competition violations.
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Rail
Biden order charges STB to examine rail competition
President Joe Biden’s order last week calls upon the Surface Transportation Board to examine hot topics among rail shippers, including reciprocal switching. The challenge will…
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News
FMC onboard for Biden’s ocean carrier ‘crackdown’
Biden’s executive order calls on the Justice Department to help regulators monitor pricing practices and anticompetition in the container shipping and rail sectors.
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Infrastructure
Biden strikes deal on $1.2 trillion infrastructure package
President Joe Biden endorses a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package developed by a bipartisan group of senators.
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