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GDP is already poised to be at least one percentage point lower in the fourth quarter due to the government shutdown, according to the CBO report released Oct. 29.

Sponsored primarily by Rep. Pat Harrigan (R-N.C.), the SAFE Drivers Act is meant to guarantee commercial drivers have a proficient understanding of English.

Canada’s statistics agency says it hasn’t received data on U.S. imports of Canadian goods for September, raising the possibility it will be unable to proceed with a release of trade figures.

Washington’s partisan impasse continues to keep the federal government in a partial shutdown as the transportation panels eye consideration of a multiyear highway measure.

ATA President Chris Spear in an Oct. 8 letter detailed several matters for Congress such as boosting entry-level driver training as well as English-language proficiency requirements.

Trucking regulators and officials who manage the country’s surface transportation network are operating under mostly normal conditions as the partial government shutdown continues.

Senior senators continue to negotiate terms of fiscal 2026 funding legislation on the heels of a House-passed short-term measure that would keep agencies operating through mid-November.

Led by Rep. Adam Smith, the visit to Beijing comes as tensions have risen between the two countries over trade, technology and opposing views on global conflicts.

The trip may contribute to stabilizing ties ahead of a possible meeting between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump on the sidelines of the APEC summit in South Korea next month.

Congress moved closer to an Oct. 1 government shutdown as Senate Democrats and Republicans on Sept. 19 each blocked the other party’s rival plans to provide temporary funding.