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Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

GovernmentBusiness

ODFL's David Congdon Receives North Carolina Award

David Congdon, executive chairman of Old Dominion Freight Line, received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine award on April 22.

May 5, 2021
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Canadian Provinces Team With North Dakota to Vaccinate Cross-Border Truckers

Leaders from North Dakota and two Canadian provinces have reached agreements to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to Canada-based truckers who cross the border to deliver goods.

May 4, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

Raimondo Calls for Surge in Chip Production

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo called for a major increase in U.S. production capacity for computer chips whose current shortages are causing global manufacturing bottlenecks, saying the push could create jobs and wean the nation off over-dependence on China and Taiwan.

May 4, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

California Trucking Association to Appeal AB 5 Decision

The California Trucking Association will appeal a court decision on the state’s independent contractor law that many in trucking deem unfavorable to the industry, CTA CEO Shawn Yadon said on May 3.

May 4, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

US Trade Gap Widened to Record $74.4 Billion in March

The U.S. trade deficit widened to a record in March as the value of imports surged to a new high.

May 4, 2021
GovernmentFuel

Diesel Price Resumes Rise, Increases 1.8¢ to $3.142 a Gallon

The national average price for diesel rose 1.8 cents to $3.142 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released May 3.

May 3, 2021
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Nevada DOT Construction Project Involves Large-Truck Restrictions

The Nevada Department of Transportation recently announced commercial truck restrictions on a Lake Tahoe-area highway as the agency undertakes a construction project.

May 3, 2021
Government

Pelosi Promotes Biden’s Infrastructure Plan

As a House committee prepares to consider a multiyear highway policy bill, the chamber’s Democratic leader touted the president’s plan for modernizing transportation networks. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

May 3, 2021
GovernmentBusinessSafety

States Eye Federal Cash, Go Slow on Road Taxes

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Raising state taxes to improve roads and bridges is one of the few things many Republican and Democratic lawmakers have agreed on in recent years.

May 3, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

Canadian Pacific Objects to Potential Regulator Exemption for Rival Bid

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. said Canadian National Railway Co.’s unsolicited offer for Kansas City Southern shouldn’t be exempt from tougher merger rules that the U.S. railroad regulator established two decades ago.

May 3, 2021