Biden’s Box of Infrastructure Chocolates: Crumbling roads, unsafe bridges, and dwindling funds
Most Americans are familiar with the iconic phrase uttered by actor Tom Hanks in the Academy Award-winning film “Forrest Gump,” spoken as he sits...
Meet Pete: New transportation secretary has ambitious plans for infrastructure, emission standards
President Joe Biden wasted no time in making major Cabinet appointments, announcing Pete Buttigieg as his choice for the U.S. Department of Transportation secretary...
Capitol recap: A review of important news out of the nation’s capital | March-April
Despite the change in administrations and the fact that there is no clarity about where President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stand...
Capitol recap: A review of important news out of the nation’s capital | January-February
While the aftermath of the general election and Joe Biden securing the presidency have taken the spotlight, trucking news continues to come out of...
Infrastructure Bill 2017 vs. 2021: Where Trump faltered, can Biden succeed?
Standing before a packed U.S. House of Representatives chamber on February 28, 2017, newly sworn-in President Donald J. Trump was delivering his first State...
Q&A with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine L. Chao is one of seven members of the Cabinet who has served the entire four...
Capitol recap: A review of important news out of the nation’s capital | November-December
In some months, federal departments and agencies seem to slumber regarding regulatory matters. At other times, they buzz with activity. The latter has been...
No agreement, no surprise: Trump, Biden far apart on trucking industry issues
In a year that has already seen a pandemic accompanied by an economic collapse, U.S. voters will select the president and vice president, along...
Four more races Republicans need to win to ensure keeping Senate
In the last edition of Truckload Authority, we highlighted four races for U.S. Senate seats that Democrats are hoping will enable them to take...
Capitol recap: A review of important news out of the nation’s capital | September-October
Trucks and trade top the list of articles in this edition’s Capitol Recap. Leading off is the effort to encourage Congress to suspend the...
Senate showdown: Democrats eye four seats they say are key to gaining majority
Then Chairman of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Bill Shuster, a Pennsylvania Republican, stood before delegates to the American Trucking Associations Management Conference...
Capitol recap: A review of important news out of the nation’s capitol | July-August
The months preceding the expiration of a highway reauthorization bill normally feature a whirlwind of activity, but a new bill is rarely passed and...
Holding out hope: Industry looking to bipartisan bill to be catalyst leading to increased...
The latest, and hopefully most successful, initiative to at last increase truck-parking capacity is the bipartisan bill known as the Truck Parking Safety Improvement...
Capitol recap: A review of important news out of the nation’s capitol | May-June
Even with the nation’s capitol consumed with the COVID-19 crisis, the Washington wheels continue to turn, albeit probably more slowly than usual. The top...
Capitol recap: A review of important news out of the nation’s capitol | March-April
Regulations take the spotlight in this edition of Capitol Recap. The Entry Level Driver Training rule has been delayed; the FMCSA has decided that...
Looking up: 2019 concerns about economy give way to optimism
2019 brought predictions of a looming recession, tariffs and trade wars, overcapacity in the freight market, and fears of diesel fuel price increases.As the...
Keep on truckin’: Stakeholder perspectives on trucking in America
The Anatomy of a Hearing: Senate Subcommittee on Transportation and SafetyDavid HellerVice President of Government Affairs, Truckload Carriers AssociationThe overall theme of the hearing...
The road ahead: Proposed legislation could help rebuild nation’s deteriorating infrastructure
Moving Forward for the People.America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act.Build America Fund.These are proposals from Democrats, Republicans, and industry groups, working separately and — all too...
