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ATLANTA — The upcoming federal electronic logging device mandate will spur a dramatic increase in technology adoption next year, but implementation could be messy as many carriers continue to wait as long as possible before installing the devices, analysts and technology vendors said.

Efforts of the transition teams to ensure the government continues without a major glitch when President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January have dominated news reports, but whenever there is an entrance, there also is an exit.

The upset in the presidential election was understandably the biggest news Nov. 8, but plenty of change also is coming for the leadership of transportation legislative committees in the 50 states.

Aggressively deploying zero and near-zero emissions trucks and cargo-handling equipment is one of the core strategies proposed by the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, in the next version of the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan. 

Louisiana's transportation chief said Nov. 17 that taxpayers will experience "sticker shock" when they see how much money is needed to improve roads and bridges, possibly about $700 million per year.

The Obama administration’s record on environmental and public health will be the focus of EPA chief Gina McCarthy's talk at the National Press Club on Nov. 21.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., which ensures that retirees receive benefits even if their pensions become insolvent, reported that its multiemployer plan deficit grew to $58.8 billion in fiscal year 2016 and will likely run out of money before the end of 2025, the government agency announced.