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DeFazio: House Transportation Panel Likely to Take Up Highway Bill Early Next Year

WASHINGTON — The transportation committee in the U.S. House of Representatives is likely to consider a long-awaited highway bill early next year, Rep. Peter DeFazio, the chamber’s top transportation policymaker, said in an exclusive interview with Transport Topics.

September 26, 2019
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Senate Committee Advances Labor Nominee Scalia to Chamber Floor

Eugene Scalia’s nomination to become the next Secretary of Labor in the Trump administration was advanced by a U.S. Senate committee Sept. 24.

September 24, 2019
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Energy Efficiency Across Transportation Sector Focus of House Hearing

Congressional support for technologies that promote energy efficiency is key to reducing emissions across the transportation landscape, industry stakeholders told a House panel Sept. 18.

September 19, 2019
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Trucking Stakeholders Ask Congress to Repeal the 12% Federal Excise Tax on Trucks, Trailers

A group of trucking stakeholders asked Congress to repeal the 12% federal excise tax on the purchase of heavy-duty trucks, tractors and trailers.

August 1, 2019
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Coalitions Ramp Up Calls on Social Media for Highway Trust Fund Fix

Congressional transportation leaders are the focus of a new social media campaign designed to draw attention to infrastructure funding priorities nationwide.

July 1, 2019
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Fiscal 2020 Transportation Funding Bill Advances in US House

Funding for highway safety programs and grants for infrastructure projects nationwide advanced in the U.S. House of Representatives on June 25.

June 26, 2019
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ATA President Chris Spear Presses Congress on Infrastructure Funding, Autonomous Tech

WASHINGTON — Allowing segments of the country’s surface transportation system to deteriorate hinders economic growth and contributes to a significant number of road accidents, American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear told a congressional panel June 12.

June 12, 2019
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Perspective: Repealing the Federal Excise Tax to ‘Modernize the Truck Fleet’

More than 100 commercial truck dealers, trade association executives and trucking industry stakeholders will descend on Washington the week of June 17 to urge members of Congress to co-sponsor the Modern, Clean and Safe Trucks Act of 2019.

June 11, 2019
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Senators Push Bill to Rebuild Deficient Bridges

Infrastructure experts have determined that thousands of bridges nationwide require either minor repairs or major rehabilitations. A group of lawmakers in Congress is acknowledging the experts and looking to do something about it.

June 10, 2019
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Congress’ ‘Problem Solvers’ Tackle Infrastructure Policy

Although President Donald Trump and Congressional Democrats hit the pause button on infrastructure policy discussions earlier this year, a bipartisan group of policymakers opted to press ahead with a plan of action of its own.

June 6, 2019