U.S. Department of Transportation

Truck safety advocates say foot-dragging on rulemakings by Department of Transportation regulators is costing lives.

The U.S. transportation secretary took on drugs and port labor at a hearing on Capitol Hill.

An anonymous federal survey on seat belt use by truck drivers follows recent fatality data showing many are not buckling up.

The Justice Department’s move to loosen restrictions on pot has drawn a strong reaction from large trucking companies that fear recategorizing the drug could lead to more crashes.

An eight-year quest by a parent of two truck-crash victims has cleared a major hurdle with legislation introduced to create a victim-advocate position in the federal government.

The government’s long-awaited National Multimodal Freight Network has finally kicked off with a two-month request for information to help map out facilities and routes.

Truck safety advocates call out regulators for lack of action to curb injuries and deaths resulting from crashes.

The Biden administration is getting a clearer picture of freight flow changes with new data from inland intermodal hubs.

Highway, port and freight rail projects are caught up in a Government Accountability Office report questioning how the Department of Transportation justifies infrastructure investments.

After truck parking and broker transparency grabbed headlines in 2023, experts see independent contractor status and truck emissions as top issues next year.

Multimodal freight office leader Allison Camden has high expectations now that freight “has a seat at the table.”

DOT’s latest regulatory agenda reveals regulators will be taking no action on a costly new safety equipment proposal for almost a year.

Road builders say the Biden administration’s new emissions performance rule goes beyond the intent of Congress.

Trucks are featured heavily in projects reaping $653 million worth of port infrastructure grants announced Friday by the Biden administration.

Truck drivers are pressing regulators to require brokers to pay them for time lost waiting to pick up or drop off loads.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg faced partisan attacks over EV policy during a House oversight hearing.

A too-cozy relationship between the trucking industry and regulators may be putting lives at risk, crash safety advocates contend.

Rail, port and trucking interests want the Biden administration to ramp up oversight and coordination of the multi-billion dollar infrastructure law.

The Department of Transportation’s “supercharged” Freight Office will be tasked with overseeing and coordinating competitive grants and how they fit into a national freight strategy.

Government sponsors are finding ways to add capacity for truck parking through long-standing federal grant programs.