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Top FedEx officials are logging face time with the Trump administration in Washington this week.

So far, President Trump has mostly declared policy 140 characters at a time, or through flurries of executive orders. But history shows that trade deals, a major priority for the new administration, are the opposite of quick tweets: a painstakingly slow process.

WASHINGTON — Projects funded primarily with private sector capital are not ideal for states and cities outside of urban megaregions, the Senate’s top transportation policymaker said Feb. 8 during a hearing at which other senators and state transportation officials also criticized privately backed infrastructure projects.

A growing number of governors are signaling support for increasing taxes on gas and diesel fuel because they no longer find Congress to be a reliable funding partner for infrastructure. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

Florida’s roads and bridges are in line to receive more than $4 billion in fiscal 2018 as part of the budget announced by Gov. Rick Scott on Jan. 31. Scott’s total proposed transportation budget of $10.8 billion makes it four straight years with that total topping $10 million and reaching a new high.

Ohio wants to experiment with changing highway speed limits based on traffic and road conditions at different times during the day, in addition to developing “smart corridors” to test driverless vehicles.

President Trump’s plan to use corporate profits returned from overseas to help finance nationwide improvements to roads, bridges, airports and other public works picked up an important supporter in the U.S. House: Rep. Bill Shuster.

Oklahoma’s tax on gas and diesel would increase under a budget proposal Gov. Mary Fallin (R) presented to legislators this week.

As South Carolina lawmakers weigh raising the gas tax, Gov. Henry McMaster urged them to see any tax hike as a “last resort,” according to several Republicans he addressed.