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National ELD Mandate Education Tour Set

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is conducting an electronic logging device national tour to help educate commercial motor carriers about the ELD rule that goes into effect later this year.

July 10, 2017

Teamsters to Meet With Mnuchin on Central States Pension Fund

A group of 25 Teamsters pensioners will meet July 11 in Washington with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin about failing pension plans.

July 10, 2017

State DOTs Eye New US Infrastructure Grants

Several state transportation agencies are reviewing whether to proceed with a federal request to reapply for infrastructure grants that would rely significantly on private capital.

July 7, 2017

Trucking Jobs Dip by 1,400 in June

Trucking industry jobs declined by 1,400 in June as overall payrolls rose by 222,000, the Labor Department reported July 7.

July 7, 2017

Global Trade Rebounds Despite Trump’s Protectionist Threats

Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president sparked warnings of damaging trade wars and an end to globalization as we know it. So far, those predictions haven’t played out.

July 6, 2017

Infrastructure, Freight Agenda Still Not Advancing on Capitol Hill

As they approach the legislative calendar’s halfway point, Republicans have been unable to carve a path forward for President Donald Trump’s multiyear infrastructure funding plan, despite their control of the U.S. House and Senate.

July 6, 2017

Speed-Limiter Regulation Hits Roadblock in Trump’s Quest to Cut Rules

Years of pleas from parents whose son was killed by a speeding tractor-trailer, buy-in from some truckers and the promise of fewer highway deaths convinced U.S. officials in September to propose requiring speed-limiting devices on all large rigs.

July 5, 2017

Oregon Lawmakers to Finally Vote on Massive Road-Fixes Bill After Two Years of Talks

During a rare weekend meeting, Oregon state lawmakers on July 1 voted to send a slimmed-down, $5.3 billion proposal to raise taxes and fees to pay for transportation projects to the House floor for a full vote.

July 3, 2017

Chao: ‘Hard to Get Consensus’ on Infrastructure Funding Plan

Identifying the most viable source of long-term funding for infrastructure projects nationwide is an elusive task, the country’s top transportation officer explained last week.

July 3, 2017

Consumers Sour on Outlook While Happy With Their Finances

The weakest U.S. consumer expectations since the election indicate growing concern about prospects for President Donald Trump’s agenda, though Americans’ high satisfaction with their finances should support continued spending, University of Michigan survey data showed June 30.

June 30, 2017