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Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 8, 2025

Senate Confirms New Head of Multimodal Freight Office

“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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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 26, 2025

Transportation Secretary Warns Three States on English Language Requirements

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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Newsby Deborah LockridgeApril 3, 2025

DOT Wants Your Ideas on Streamlining Regulations

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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Newsby Deborah LockridgeNovember 19, 2024

What Would Trump's Transportation Secretary Nominee Mean for Trucking?

"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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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMarch 15, 2022

DOT Project to Tackle Supply Chain Visibility

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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Newsby StaffFebruary 2, 2021

Buttigieg Confirmed as Transportation Secretary

The Senate on Feb. 2 approved Pete Buttigieg as the nation’s 19th U.S. transportation secretary.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeDecember 15, 2020

Pete Buttigieg to Get DOT Secretary Nomination

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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Newsby StaffDecember 2, 2020

COVID-19 Exemption Expanded as Nation Prepares for Vaccine

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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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2020

NHTSA Reports Slight Increase in Large-Truck Occupant Fatalities

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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Newsby StaffSeptember 18, 2020

FMCSA New Commercial Driver Panel Will Provide Feedback on Critical Issues

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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