Congress is considering giving railroads a tax break, but the industry doesn’t like the way it is being accomplished.

A new study puts a positive spin on the environmental and safety aspects of the fossil-fuel-powered truck and its kin.

A proposal to require trains to sound whistles or horns at grade crossings unprotected by gates came under fire July 18 from members of Congress and municipal officials opposed to the noisy warnings.

Transportation unions plan to back candidates in 34 congressional districts as part of the AFL-CIO’s efforts to elect a more pro-labor Congress and White House.

The AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department is raising a warning flag on the Department of Transportation’s proposal to use electronic on-board data recorders to track whether long-haul truck drivers are complying with hours of service regulations.

Transportation unions plan to back candidates in 34 congressional districts as part of the AFL-CIO’s efforts to elect a more pro-labor Congress and White House.

Congress is considering giving railroads a tax break, but the industry doesn’t like the way it is being accomplished.

The AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department is raising a warning flag on the Department of Transportation’s proposal to use electronic on-board data recorders to track hours-of-service compliance.

The Department of Transportation does not know exactly how many lives could be saved by proposed revisions to the federal hours-of-service regulations, a new federal report says.

Transportation labor flexed its political muscles July 20 at the start of the third national convention of the AFL-CIO’s Transportation Department, getting support for issues important to their membership from several Congressional leaders.