President Donald Trump won’t immediately terminate U.S. participation in the North American Free Trade Agreement, the White House said, after he spoke with the leaders of Mexico and Canada about ways to renegotiate the accord.
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Meal and Rest Break Provision Sidelined With Short-Term Bill to Avert Shutdown
A meal and rest break pre-emption provision expected in a fiscal 2017 funding bill was sidelined as congressional leaders turned their focus to a weeklong funding measure instead, the chairman of the House funding panel announced this week.
April 27, 2017Mexico Sees NAFTA Trade Talks Starting in August
Mexico expects to start the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, with the United States and Canada in late August and talks should be completed within six months, the country's economy minister said April 26.
April 26, 2017Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Likely Out Early Summer, Rep. Graves Says
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s long-term funding proposal for fixing and modernizing the country’s infrastructure will likely be unveiled early in the summer, Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), a senior transportation policymaker, said April 26.
April 26, 2017Meal and Rest Break Pre-emption Provision Likely in Fiscal 2017 Funding Bill, Sources Say
Legislation that would avert a federal government shutdown is likely to include a meal and rest break pre-emption provision that is largely supported by the trucking industry, senior Republican aides told Transport Topics this week.
April 25, 2017New York Judge Approves Settlement Requiring State to Refund $44.4 Million to OOIDA
A New York state judge has approved a settlement reached last year requiring the state of New York to refund $44.4 million to the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association on behalf of drivers wrongly charged out-of-state highway use taxes and decal fees.
April 25, 2017US Chamber of Commerce Chief Expects Basic NAFTA Deal by Mid-2018
MEXICO CITY — The United States, Mexico and Canada are likely to reach a basic accord over reworking the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, by the middle of next year, the head of the biggest U.S. business lobby group said April 23.
April 24, 2017Platinum Equity to Buy American Traffic Solutions
Platinum Equity has agreed to buy American Traffic Solutions, a company that provides red-light and speed safety cameras along with automated toll-payment and violation-management systems in the United States and Canada.
April 24, 2017Capitol Agenda for the Week of April 25: Promises, Promises
As it becomes apparent that President Donald Trump won't be able to deliver a "big" infrastructure plan during his first 100 days in office, AAR's Ed Hamberger talks with us about freight rail's stake in infrastructure. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
April 25, 2017FMCSA Officials Get an Earful at Automated CMV Listening Session
Federal trucking regulators got a lot of questions at a public “listening session” on highly automated commercial vehicles, but they were quick to admit they have yet to come up with the answers to many of them.
April 24, 2017