U.S. House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

Trucking interests are weighing in on their priorities as Congress begins planning the next highway bill.

The White House is getting pressure from Congress to relieve tension on the waterfront after Biden pledged not to get involved.

Owner-operators and safety advocates clash over a divisive safety report alleging data suppression by federal officials.

Even an EV-friendly policy analyst acknowledged during a House subcommittee hearing that trucking faces big challenges in meeting the EPA’s new zero-emission regulations.

FMCSA chief Robin Hutcheson was grilled by Republicans on the safety implications of a federal rule to effectively mandate truck speeds.

Republican lawmakers blame the Biden-backed $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill for boosting inflation and vow to step up oversight on how the money is spent.

The board could adopt reciprocal switching and first-mile and last-mile data collection, according to comments made by STB Chairman Marty Oberman at a U.S. House subcommittee hearing last week.

Democratic leaders urge the Federal Railroad Administration to act on worker fatigue, while the Port of Montreal’s new container terminal will be served by rail.

Eleanor Holmes-Norton will run for chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to replace the retiring Peter DeFazio.

House Transportation Committee hearing on truck driver shortages In remarks to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, MIT Professor David Correll recently outlined yearslong research conducted by the MIT Freightlab, detailing a chronic underutilization of the American truck driver.  Below are some highlights and reporting from the event. Interestingly there was additional research regarding […]

The lack of federal grant money for truck parking again frustrates small-business truckers.

Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., doesn’t want federal regulators to approve a voting trust that Canadian railway CN would establish as part of the process to acquire Kansas City Southern.

The chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission defends the lack of fines levied in 2020 while requesting a funding boost for 2022.

The Federal Maritime Commission tells Congress exporters allege they are being threatened by ocean carriers if they complain about excessive fees and unfair practices.

Republicans deride “restrictive” policies that were retained from last year in the Democrats’ latest version of the surface transportation reauthorization bill.

Republicans unveil a $400 billion, five-year highway bill reauthorization ahead of Democrats’ proposal.

Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, chair of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, is concerned that efforts by rival Canadian railways to acquire Kansas City Southern could usher in more consolidations in the freight rail sector.

The U.S. secretary of transportation testifies before Congress on the Biden administration’s infrastructure priorities.

The Port of LA will use tax funds for repairs needed to address its booming business.

Lawmakers hear from trucking on outlook for achieving zero-emission vehicle targets