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Crash Trends a ‘Concern,’ FMCSA Officials Say at Safety Meeting

Speeding, distracted driving, work zone accidents and a lack of seat belt use in fatal truck-occupant crashes remain “areas of concern†among federal trucking regulators, according to a top official at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

March 11, 2021

Pennsylvania Lawmaker Wants to Pump Brakes on Bridge Toll Plan

A lawmaker wants to apply the brakes to a proposal to toll nine bridges across Pennsylvania — and come up with a broader plan for financing the state’s transportation needs.

March 11, 2021

Jobless Claims Fall to 712,000 as Pace of Layoffs Eases

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 712,000, the lowest total since early November, evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs amid a decline in confirmed coronavirus cases and signs of an improving economy.

March 11, 2021

Automation to Have Extreme Impact on Workforce, FMCSA’s Meera Joshi Says

Impact of automation on the transportation workforce will be “extremely real and broad," FMCSA acting Administrator Meera Joshi says.

March 11, 2021

Sen. Tom Carper: Climate Change at Heart of Infrastructure Debate

Severe-weather events that immobilize communities and cut off access to energy resources reinforce the need to boost programs designed to address climate change, the leader of the Senate’s transportation committee said.

March 10, 2021

Infrastructure Bill Could Pass Committee in May, Carper Says

The centerpiece of President Joe Biden’s massive transportation infrastructure package could move through a key Senate committee by the end of May, according to Sen. Tom Carper.

March 10, 2021

Congress OKs $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Bill

WASHINGTON — The United States Congress has approved a landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that takes aim at twin pandemic and economic crises that have upended the nation for the better part of a year. The package, which includes funding for transportation corridors, was signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11.

March 10, 2021

Gasoline Increase Drives 0.4% Boost in Consumer Prices

Consumer prices increased 0.4% in February, the biggest gain in six months, led by a sharp jump in gasoline prices. But core inflation, excluding food and energy, posted a much smaller 0.1% gain, easing fears about a possible sustained acceleration in inflation.

March 10, 2021

Maersk Is Said to Weigh Sale of $1 Billion Cold Container Unit

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S is considering a sale of its refrigerated container business as demand for the cold storage units surges during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to people familiar with the matter.

March 10, 2021

Oshkosh Acknowledged Weakness on EVs Before Win in Postal Deal

Oshkosh Corp. executives cautioned investors that they lacked expertise in building electric vehicles several months before the company won a lucrative U.S. Postal Service contract to build next-generation mail-delivery vans with batteries or internal-combustion engines.

March 10, 2021