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While President-elect Donald Trump continues to defend his proposal to invest a $1 trillion in infrastructure, a member of Congress is reminding his colleagues that he, too, has a plan for upgrading the country’s crumbling infrastructure.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced Nov. 23 the launch of the department’s Automation Proving Ground pilot program.

Lawmakers in High Point, North Carolina, are wooing Total Quality Logistics into their city, voting Nov. 21 to offer $70,000 of performance-based incentives if the company were to open an office and hire 70 employees over five years.

In December, Colorado will became the third state with an active road usage charge program after Oregon andÌýCalifornia. Unlike those states, which sought toÌýenroll 5,000 vehicles, Colorado’s six-month program will include just 100 vehicles, none of them large trucks.

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Filings for unemployment benefits in the United StatesÌýrebounded last week from a four-decade low while remaining consistent with a firm labor market.

As he transitions into power, President-elect Donald Trump has tapped infrastructure privatization proponents and Washington lobbyists to help him assemble a transportation team that would be ready to implement his big transformation of the country’s congested roads and rickety bridges.

In one of her last public speeches as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy said grass-roots demand for clean air, energy and water will continue to allow the agency to make progress protecting the environment, even in the face of anticipated challenges when Donald Trump becomes president.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released proposed guidelines Nov. 23 that are designed to address driver distraction caused by mobile and other electronic devices.

Pennsylvania trucking companies and the Pennsylvania Motor Carriers Association are celebrating in the wake of Gov. Tom Wolf's signing of pro-trucking legislation into law on Nov. 4.

It's looking more likely that President-elect Donald Trump will preside over a continuing U.S. expansion that could take its place as the longest among American business cycles, according to Deutsche Bank AG.