Surface Transportation bill
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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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News
Rail groups split on Democrats’ infrastructure bill
Labor groups praise bill’s contents but key freight rail group is “disappointed.”
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Driver issues
What lawmakers intend to do about driver detention
Rulemaking would require making detention time data public
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Driver issues
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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American Shipper
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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Infrastructure
COVID-19 draining the highway trust fund
“Revenues plummeting” with less vehicle traffic, say government officials.
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American Shipper
COVID-19 fallout boosts outlook for long-term infrastructure funding
Likelihood of economic recession could set stage for reauthorization in September.
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Intermodal
E-commerce poised to influence next surface transportation bill
E-commerce’s role in transforming supply chain logistics should be a factor that Congress considers during the next surface transportation bill authorization.
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Legal issues
Window closing fast on highway trust fund
2020 U.S. presidential election could become major roadblock
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