
“Industry has long lamented the fact that ‘freight doesn’t vote.’ The introduction of the Freight Office was hailed as finally giving a voice to freight," said Michael Rutherford, the new Assistant Secretary for Multimodal Freight Infrastructure & Policy.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned three states, California, Washington, and New Mexico, that they risk losing federal funding if they do not enforce English Language Proficiency Requirements for commercial vehicle drivers.
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Now’s your chance to tell the U.S. Department of Transportation about regulations that should be changed or eliminated at DOT agencies such as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
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"As a former member of Congress, Sean Duffy understands how to navigate the political landscape in Washington to get things done." Read more about reactions to President-elect Trump's pick for Secretary of Transportation.
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A DOT-led program, Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW), will pilot the exchange of key freight information among the parts of the goods movement supply chain.
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The Senate on Feb. 2 approved Pete Buttigieg as the nation’s 19th U.S. transportation secretary.
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President-Elect Joe Biden is planning to nominate former presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg to head the transportation department, according to published reports.
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The Department of Transportation said it has taken regulatory measures to help ensure the safe, rapid transportation of the COVID-19 vaccine, including expanding the emergency exemption for trucking operations involved in the effort.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently released a preview of 2019 data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, which included estimates for the first half of 2020.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator will be launching a new panel to its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee comprised of commercial motor vehicle drivers which will provide direct feedback to FMCSA on important issues facing the industry.
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