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Infrastructure projects aimed at expanding and improving truck drivers’ access to parking are receiving $292 million in federal funding, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced.

Robin Hutcheson’s exit from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will add to a list of transportation nominations the Senate will be tasked to consider during an election year.

Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently pressed Congress to pass legislation that would strengthen rail safety policies.

DETROIT — More than 4,700 auto dealerships across the U.S. urged President Joe Biden in a letter Jan. 25 to halt the EPA's efforts to enforce stricter vehicle-pollution standards.

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific’s fourth-quarter profit crept up 1% as the railroad delivered more fertilizer, imported goods and vehicles.

The number of job-related deaths rose 5.7% in 2022 compared with 2021, with workers in broadly defined transportation-related jobs accounting for the largest share of fatalities.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s use of emergency legislation to quell the 2022 “freedom convoy” protests in Ottawa and at border crossings was unjustified, the Federal Court of Canada ruled.

Legislation intended to protect people’s personal information was easily approved by the U.S. House of Representatives this month.

Extreme cold weather prompts efforts to prevent shortages. Although some states issued orders several days ago that soon expire, others with longer duration emergency orders are Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, South Dakota and Tennessee. 

France’s privacy watchdog said Jan. 23 that it hit Amazon’s warehouse unit with a $35 million fine for using an “excessively intrusive system” to monitor worker performance and activity.