Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) has introduced legislation designed to reform the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s regulatory process.

WASHINGTON — Senate appropriators on June 25 voted to include a provision that would allow the use of twin 33-foot trailers nationwide in a fiscal 2016 transportation funding bill.

WASHINGTON — A Senate panel on June 24 easily approved a six-year highway policy bill, advancing the measure to the full Senate. Lawmakers would need to act quickly on the bill as federal funding authority for transportation programs expires at the end of July.

WASHINGTON — American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves again told lawmakers that raising federal fuel taxes is the best approach for paying for infrastructure projects, a position congressional leaders charged with uncovering more funding reject.

Senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on June 18 said he thought it would be difficult for Congress to pass an increase to fuel taxes to pay for new infrastructure projects, but he pledged to fix the funding woes affecting the country’s transportation network.

WASHINGTON — American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves told House lawmakers June 17 increasing fuel taxes would ensure investments for highway programs are met for the next several years.