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Tributes poured in for New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D), who until his death Monday at the age of 89 was a key policymaker in every aspect of transportation, from passenger and freight rail to highway safety and drunk-driving laws.

If it’s true you only get one chance to make a first impression, then we should be encouraged by the confirmation hearing of Anthony Foxx, President Obama’s nominee to become the next secretary of transportation.

WASHINGTON — Anthony Foxx, President Obama’s choice as the nation’s next transportation secretary, told senators at his confirmation hearing that he would focus on safety, increasing productivity and developing infrastructure if they approve his selection.

INDIANAPOLIS — Motor carriers are not only facing an increasing number of new regulatory initiatives from the U.S. Department of Transportation, but they also have become the target of stepped up enforcement from several other federal agencies, trucking executives and transportation attorneys said.

The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation is scheduled hold its hearing this week for Anthony Foxx, the Charlotte, N.C., mayor whom President Obama has nominated to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Transportation stocks rose Friday as equities markets rallied following the government’s report that the unemployment rate fell to a four-year low 7.5%.

CRST International said it acquired the special products division of Allied Van Lines to bolster its Specialized Transportation Inc. business, which moves high-value products.