The $1.5 trillion package of infrastructure priorities includes federal support for electric vehicles and infrastructure. Trucking groups oppose the bill’s provision that calls for higher motor carrier insurance minimums.
A nearly $500 billion highway funding bill headed to the House floor faces an uphill battle, with critics saying it's partisan and focuses too much on "green" transport.
The National Association of Truck Stop Owners, along with a group of like-minded associations, recently asked Congress to promote investment in America’s infrastructure and design policies that attract private sector investment in electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
The American Truck Dealers is pushing congressional leaders to suspend the 12% federal excise tax on new heavy-duty trucks and trailers through 2021.
A national coalition of trucking associations, fleets and driving schools is pressing Congress to take action to reopen driver's license facilities to deal with commercial driver license issues.
Five key members of Congress remain hopeful that new surface transportation reauthorization legislation can be passed before the current law expires in September.
The American Trucking Associations and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association presented their own takes on what trucking needs from Congress during a Senate subcommittee hearing.
House Democratic leaders unveiled the outlines of a $760 billion, five-year infrastructure package that includes an ambitious climate agenda.
Politics, or more exactly how to work political levers to attain favorable policy outcomes, was a running theme of the state of the industry address delivered on Oct. 7 by ATA’s Chris Spear.
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has urged Congress to fund a new commercial vehicle crash causation study to be conducted by the FMCSA, updating the last study that was conducted in 2001.