Surface Transportation bill
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Trucking Regulation
Truck broker guidance, ELD data research rolled into highway bill
Republicans deride “restrictive” policies that were retained from last year in the Democrats’ latest version of the surface transportation reauthorization bill.
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News
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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