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Trucking Regulation
Lawmakers raise driver privacy concerns on Capitol Hill
Driver surveillance surfaces as a potential downside at a vehicle automation hearing.
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Rail
Democrats want look at precision scheduled railroading’s impact
Democratic leaders with the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure want the General Accountability Office to examine the effects that precision scheduled railroading has had…
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Truckload Indexes
Labor unions urge Biden administration to scrap automated vehicles plan
Two prominent labor unions want the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to reject the Trump administration’s automated vehicle (AV) strategy for relying too much on…
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Trucking Regulation
Labor to DOT: Scrap Trump administration’s automated vehicles plan
Labor groups tell DOT that automated vehicle policy should not be based on industry self-regulation.
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Rail
House hearing witnesses argue rail more relevant to economy than ever
Witnesses at a U.S. House hearing on Wednesday stressed the need for a multimodal approach in federal support of the railroads, citing freight rail’s connection…
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Rail
US Circuit Court rejects FRA’s actions on train crew size
A U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Tuesday vacated the Federal Railroad Administration’s May 2019 order on train crew size, saying the agency didn’t conduct…
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Rail
Rail Roundup: Groups laud nominee Buttigieg; US rail traffic up
Freight rail groups and others congratulate the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, on his nomination to lead DOT; also, U.S. weekly rail volumes rise…
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Rail
AAR, ASLRRA mourn death of union leader
Larry Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department for the AFL-CIO, died Sunday after sustaining injuries in a biking incident.
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Rail
Rail labor groups seek federal oversight on temporary waivers
The groups want the Federal Railroad Administration to ensure that railroads’ requests to waive certain regulations stem from a true labor shortage.
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Rail
Rail groups pleased with coronavirus stimulus package
Freight rail trade and labor groups applaud the U.S. federal government for passing the $2 trillion stimulus package aimed at stabilizing the American economy amid…
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