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With House in Recess, Senate Tackles DOT Nominations

Leaders of the GOP-led Senate insist they intend to advance as early as this month fiscal 2026 funding bills.

July 24, 2025
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ATA’s Spear Urges Senate to Fund Truck Parking, Freight Tech

At a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing, ATA President Chris Spear emphasized the significance of adopting technologies and applications designed to facilitate the flow of freight.

July 23, 2025
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FMCSA Nominee Barrs Touts Workforce, Supply Chain

Derek Barrs, a former Florida Highway Patrol chief with more than three decades in public safety, is recognized as an authority on commercial vehicle safety.

July 17, 2025
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Duffy Pushes Infrastructure Fixes, Permitting Reform

The aim of his agenda, Sean Duffy explained, is to further invest in freight and commuter connectivity corridors as well as expedite the completion of major infrastructure projects.

July 16, 2025
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Grassley Presses Senate to Tackle Cargo Theft Losses

The leader of the Senate Judiciary Committee recently called on colleagues to approve legislation designed to reduce cargo theft nationwide.

July 15, 2025
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Congress Considers Tech Fix for Rail Cargo Thefts

A House lawmaker is pressing colleagues to advance legislation that takes aim at cargo theft in the rail sector.

June 25, 2025
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Trump Administration Urges Appeals Court to Back Tariff Power

The administration defended the president’s power to impose global tariffs, arguing to a federal appeals court that it should overturn a decision finding the levies unconstitutional.

June 25, 2025
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Senators Push Fix for Dry Bulk Trucking Penalties

Federal lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill June 18 that would give dry bulk haulers a 10% axle weight variance, aiming to ease penalties tied to load shifting during transport.

June 24, 2025
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Ford Again Urges Congress to Preserve EV Battery Tax Credits

“It would be a shame to build these facilities and then all of a sudden you have to scale back on the most important part of it, which is people,†a Ford vice president told reporters.

June 23, 2025
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Senate Makes Commercial Transportation Policy a Priority

Committees in the GOP-led Senate took aim at commercial transportation and emissions policies as they seek to finalize their response to the House-passed procedural budget package.

June 12, 2025