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Provisions approved in the country’s premier federal infrastructure law will alleviate supply chain bottlenecks and assist the economy, the U.S. Secretary of Transportation told a Senate panel March 2.

Two Mobile, Ala., transportation agencies are getting a combined $100 million in federal grant money to support various projects, including the construction of a new international airport terminal at the Brookley Aeroplex.

Japan’s biggest carmakers joined the widening global corporate pullback from Russia, following the likes of Ford Motor Co. and Exxon Mobil Corp., which have chosen not to do business there after the invasion of Ukraine.

After the invasion of Ukraine, international carmakers are winding down Russian operations in droves.

President Joe Biden and some members of Congress are calling for ocean carriers to lose their limited antitrust immunity under legislation that has been introduced in the House of Representatives.

A $700 million project to improve a notorious mountain bottleneck on Interstate 70 in Colorado is being lauded by stakeholders in the state and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

U.S. companies in February added more jobs than forecast as COVID-19 cases dropped and restrictions eased, encouraging more Americans to work.

Europe’s biggest logistics firms halted shipments to Russia, further isolating the country’s businesses and consumers after its military invaded Ukraine.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor has partnered with American Trucking Associations for an apprenticeship program that could play a significant role in easing the industry’s driver shortage, and presents motor carriers with an opportunity to directly work with and train new entrants to boost their driving ranks.

Oil extended gains after the close as a decision by the U.S. and other major economies to release emergency stockpiles failed to ease concerns of a major shortfall in supplies as sanctions mount on Russia.