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Senators Push Fix for Dry Bulk Trucking Penalties

Federal lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill June 18 that would give dry bulk haulers a 10% axle weight variance, aiming to ease penalties tied to load shifting during transport.

June 24, 2025
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Ford Again Urges Congress to Preserve EV Battery Tax Credits

It would be a shame to build these facilities and then all of a sudden you have to scale back on the most important part of it, which is people, a Ford vice president told reporters.

June 23, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Senate Makes Commercial Transportation Policy a Priority

Committees in the GOP-led Senate took aim at commercial transportation and emissions policies as they seek to finalize their response to the House-passed procedural budget package.

June 12, 2025
Government

Senate Panel Approves FHWA Administrator Nominee McMaster

A Senate committee on June 11 approved the nomination of Sean McMaster to become administrator of the Federal Highway Administration.

June 11, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Senate Panel Advances Moving Industry Freight Fraud Bill

Bipartisan legislation seeking to enhance consumer protections in the moving industry was recently approved by a Senate committee.

June 4, 2025
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House Backs Electric Vehicle, Hybrid Fees in Budget Bill

A massive House-passed tax and budget measure promises to return a federal account central to transportation maintenance projects to solvency.

May 22, 2025
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House Panel Weighs Input on Highway Funding Priorities

The transportation panel in the U.S. House of Representatives recently reviewed proposals from its colleagues as a way to inform an upcoming multiyear highway policy measure.

May 15, 2025
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GOP Bill Would End Duty-Free Imports of Cheap Foreign Goods

House Republicans have proposed using their tax and spending bill to end duty-free imports of cheap foreign goods, a perk companies have used to grow their U.S. business for the past decade.

May 13, 2025
GovernmentTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Senate GOP Seeks to Revoke California Emissions Powers

Senate Republicans are developing a strategy to formally push back on certain Biden-era emissions waivers granted to the state of California.

May 12, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Lawmakers Scrap Tire Emissions Limits in Deregulation Push

Congress has voted to kill a Biden-era rule requiring rubber tire makers to clean up planet-warming emissions from their manufacturing processes in the U.S.

May 6, 2025