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Truck brokers want Congress to call out illegal dispatching
Independent truck dispatchers are pushing back on potential regulatory changes that could restrict their services.
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Maritime
Buttigieg vows to help US exporters resolve supply chain woes
The U.S. secretary of transportation testifies before Congress on the Biden administration’s infrastructure priorities.
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Infrastructure
Republicans to White House: Limit infrastructure spending to roads and bridges
Republican lawmakers push back on Biden’s ‘big, bold vision’ ahead of infrastructure talks.
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Infrastructure
Pete Buttigieg confirmed as DOT secretary
Pete Buttigieg wants to push through an infrastructure package that links highway funding to electric vehicles and climate policy.
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Rail
Rail stakeholders: Tough road ahead for infrastructure bill
Infrastructure provisions passed the U.S. House of Representatives, but they may have trouble finding support in Republican-controlled Senate.
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Infrastructure
Truck stops join owner-operators in rejecting Dems’ highway bill
Provisions still face major scrutiny by Republican-controlled Senate.
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Rail
Rail groups split on Democrats’ infrastructure bill
Labor groups praise bill’s contents but key freight rail group is “disappointed.”
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Trucking Regulation
What lawmakers intend to do about driver detention
Rulemaking would require making detention time data public
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Trucking Regulation
House Democrats propose delay of hours-of-service rules
Postponement until completion of safety study part of $494 billion highway bill
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Infrastructure
Infrastructure money in doubt for next COVID-19 response package
Trump and Republicans at odds over using pandemic as bridge to transportation funding.
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