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Colorado Paves Way to Lower Interstate Trucking Age Limits

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed into law a bill that will open interstate trucking opportunities to people between the ages of 18 and 21 — as soon as federal law allows such activity.

February 25, 2019

Congressional Infrastructure Window 4-6 Months, Stakeholders Say

The window for an infrastructure bill in 2019 is only about four months, starting now, and closing quickly. Here's Capitol Agenda's look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

February 25, 2019

Trump Attacks OPEC Again, Warning Against High Oil Prices

President Donald Trump resumed his attacks on OPEC, saying the world is too fragile to handle a price hike and urging the cartel to “relax and take it easy.â€

February 25, 2019

Trump’s Extension of China Truce Gives Xi Breathing Room on Slowdown

Donald Trump’s decision to extend a deadline on additional tariffs on Chinese goods provides Xi Jinping with some temporary relief as he struggles to arrest an economic slowdown.

February 25, 2019

GM Grants Reprieve to One of the Plants It’s Closing Until January 2020

General Motors Co. is extending production at one of the U.S. car factories slated to shutter this year.

February 25, 2019

NTSB Takes Lead Investigating Crash of Amazon Air Cargo Plane

A widebody cargo plane hauling packages for Amazon with three people aboard abruptly plunged out of the sky and slammed into a bay Feb. 23 as it was preparing to land in Houston.

February 27, 2019

North American Leaders Discuss Future of USMCA

WASHINGTON — Trade officials representing the United States, Canada and Mexico committed to advancing the treaty that is meant to serve as a replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement. The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement was announced in late September as an update to NAFTA, which took effect in 1994.

February 24, 2019

Governors Discuss Trucking’s Role in Raising Infrastructure Funds

WASHINGTON — The trucking industry can serve as a testing ground for vehicle miles traveled programs, according to governors gathered to discuss infrastructure.

February 23, 2019

Training Programs Vital as AI Becomes More Prevalent, Experts Say

WASHINGTON — Education and training programs can help members of the workforce adjust to the difficulties that artificial intelligence will present to certain jobs, said policy expert Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonpartisan organization.

February 23, 2019

House Transportation Panel to Examine Climate Change Impact

The wave of climate policy-centric hearings in the U.S. House of Representatives this month continues.

February 22, 2019