Transportation Compliance News

About Government News...

Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what鈥檚 happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

GovernmentBusinessLogistics

USPS Ordered to Speed Swing-State Ballots in Time for Election Day

A federal judge ordered the U.S. Postal Service to make every effort to deliver mail-in ballots in three crucial swing states by Election Day due to uncertainty over whether votes that arrive after that will be counted.

November 2, 2020
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

FedEx Vows to Avoid Transport Bottlenecks When Vaccines Are Ready

FedEx Corp. is pledging to avoid transportation logjams when a massive operation begins to deliver a coronavirus vaccine.

November 2, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

Election Outcome Could Stir Up Electric Vehicle Industry

Both of the major-party presidential candidates have said they support electric vehicles, but a Joe Biden win could bring changes to significantly speed up the adoption of cars and trucks built by the likes of Tesla Inc. and Nikola Corp.

November 2, 2020
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Oil Poised for Worst Month Since March With Growing Curbs

Oil headed for its biggest monthly drop since March as renewed lockdown measures to contain the coronavirus threatened to upend a shaky demand recovery.

October 30, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

New House Bill Promotes Transportation Technologies

Legislation that aims to promote the adoption of new technologies throughout the country鈥檚 transportation networks was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

October 30, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

New York Officials Break Ground on Staten Island Expressway Project

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced that construction has begun on a project to create a continuous auxiliary lane on a portion of the Staten Island Expressway.

October 30, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Rhode Island Trucking Company Owner Admits to Falsifying ELD Records

The owner of a Rhode Island-based trucking company has admitted to falsifying service records for approximately 20 drivers.

October 30, 2020
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Defense Sales Brighten Allison Q3 Results

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. reported lower net income and revenue in the third quarter as its defense segment contributed higher sales.

October 29, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

Pelosi Wants 鈥楤ig鈥 Health Care, Infrastructure Push in 2021

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is preparing a 2021 legislative agenda with two 鈥済reat, big initiatives鈥 鈥 expanding health care access and rebuilding American infrastructure 鈥 that are longtime Democratic priorities aligned with Joe Biden鈥檚 platform and taking on fresh urgency in the COVID-19 crisis.

October 29, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Zeta, Now Tropical Storm, Leaves Trail of Blackouts Across South

Tropical Storm Zeta is spinning across the U.S. South after walloping New Orleans, blacking out 1.9 million homes and businesses and leaving a trail of wreckage from Louisiana to North Carolina.

October 29, 2020