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US Automakers Plead for Government Help in Growing Chip Crisis

American automakers are asking the U.S. government to help solve a debilitating shortage of computer chips that is closing auto factories worldwide and could restrict production until the fall.

January 19, 2021

Biden’s Transportation Aid in COVID-19 Package on Congressional Radar

The incoming administration is calling on Congress to approve emergency aid for transportation programs as part of a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package.

January 19, 2021

Spending on Global Energy Transition Hits Record $500 Billion

The world spent a record $501.3 billion in 2020 on renewable power, electric vehicles and other technologies to cut the global energy system’s dependence on fossil fuels.

January 19, 2021

Yellen Says Aid to Jobless, Small Firms ‘Biggest Bang’ for Buck

Janet Yellen told lawmakers Jan. 19 that help for the unemployed and small businesses would provide the “biggest bang for the buck” as she made the case for President-elect Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan.

January 19, 2021

Transportation Stakeholders Urge Infrastructure Plan Passage by July 4

By July 4, Congress should pass comprehensive legislation that rehabilitates highway programs, modernizes freight corridors and tackles climate change concerns, nearly 200 stakeholders said in a message to federal lawmakers.

January 15, 2021

Trump Aims to End Ethanol Warning Labels in Biofuel Policy Blitz

The Trump administration advanced a flurry of biofuel policy proposals Jan. 15, including plans that could help ethanol producers sell more of the corn-based fuel.

January 15, 2021

Alabama, Mississippi Leaders Issue Grants for Infrastructure Funding

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey recently announced funding to support 27 road and bridge projects at the city and county level.

January 15, 2021

FMCSA Names Members of Commercial Driver Panel for Advisory Committee

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced the members of its recently formed commercial driver panel, which will contribute to the agency’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee.

January 15, 2021

Court Upholds FMCSA Exemption of Trucking From California Rest Break Rules

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s determination that motor carriers are exempt from California’s stringent meal-and-rest-break rules.

January 15, 2021

Nevada DOT Presses On With Reno Spaghetti Bowl Project

The Nevada Department of Transportation is advancing construction for its project to renovate an interstate network in Reno known as the Spaghetti Bowl, which carries 260,000 vehicles per day.

January 15, 2021