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Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

USDOT Praises Trucking’s Efforts in New Trafficking Report

The report, three years in the making and made public on Sept. 6, lauds the trucking industry for its efforts to join the fight at high-level federal and state government agencies.

September 19, 2024
Government, Business, Safety

Buttigieg Announces $1 Billion for Transportation Safety

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently announced a new wave of funding aimed at improving transportation safety around the country.

September 5, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, TCA

Houston Receives $3.4M to Study Police-Fire Response

Federal officials announced that Houston would receive $3.4 million for a project to study emergency response times, part of $1 billion aimed at improving street safety nationwide.

September 5, 2024
Government, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

DOT Safety Plan Promotes Wireless Communications on Roadways

USDOT released a plan to promote the advancement of a developing technology enabling vehicles and road infrastructure to communicate with each other to improve safety.

August 16, 2024
Government, Business, Safety

Senate Panel Approves FY25 Bill With $965M for FMCSA

A Senate committee on July 25 easily advanced a bill that would ensure funding for the U.S. Department of Transportation in fiscal 2025.

July 29, 2024
Government, Business, Equipment

Federal Regulators Hear Complaints About Predatory Towing

Trucking companies and towing service operators each got to air their grievances before federal regulators during a June 21 session on predatory towing practices.

June 25, 2024
Government

Buttigieg to Defend Fiscal 2025 Budget in Congress

The nation’s top transportation officer will defend the White House’s fiscal 2025 funding request for his department when he appears before congressional funding panels.

April 25, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

DOT Marks FLOW’s Two-Year Anniversary

The FLOW information-sharing forum that was launched in response to pandemic-related supply chain woes is marking its second anniversary by focusing on inland freight initiatives.

March 20, 2024
Government

Congress Aims to Avert Shutdown as Funding Package Advances

The U.S. Department of Transportation and other agencies will operate without interruptions under a funding agreement Congress is expected to clear for the Biden White House this month.

March 7, 2024
Government

FY24 Funding Deal Reached

Congressional leaders announced a deal to fund transportation programs and other federal agencies through fiscal 2024.

February 29, 2024