AS REPORTED BY PETER BUXBAUM FOR GLOBAL TRADE The Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO has come out in opposition to legislation introduced by Senators McCain and Mike Lee…
…invested in track improvements for low-density connections. “The most pressing challenge to enacting a substantial infrastructure program is how to fund it,” Willis said. “With states and municipalities investing less…
…one year,” Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) told The Hill Thursday. The Jones Act, which was created in 1920 to strengthen the commercial U.S. shipping industry after World War I, only…
…of Michigan. [3] Average Length of Review for Regulations, George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center. [download_box title=”TTD Opposes Unnecessary Barriers to Bus and Truck Safety Regulations” size=”101kb” description=”PDF Version” url=”https://ttd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Comments-Rulemaking-Procedures-Update-Docket-No.-FMCSA–2016–0341.pdf”]…
…of foreign shipping companies. “The claim that the Jones Act is hindering relief efforts in Puerto Rico is simply false. Already, U.S.-flag and other vessels have delivered thousands of containers…
…Trump administration’s infrastructure package proposal. Subcommittee Chairman Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) opened the hearing by encouraging rail industry witnesses to comment on ways to improve existing federal funding, such as the…
…create good, middle-class jobs. Willis reminded lawmakers just how far the U.S. has fallen behind when it comes to infrastructure investment, highlighting Amtrak’s Gateway Project and California High Speed Rail….
…commercial truck drivers that was abruptly reversed by the Trump Administration last month.” However, there never was a proposed rule that mandated sleep apnea testing. Instead, the Federal Motor Carrier…
AS REPORTED BY NEIL ABT FOR FLEET OWNER Leaders with the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee announced they reached an agreement on legislation overseeing self-driving vehicles that excludes commercial…
…trucks, but a Senate Commerce Committee spokesman said that doesn’t mean that self-driving trucks won’t get similar regulatory relief in the future. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Commerce,…