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Trottenberg was commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation from 2014 to 2020. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg News)
Polly Trottenberg Shares Views on Trucking, Freight Policies
Trottenberg was commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation from 2014 to 2020. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg News)
Polly Trottenberg, the nominee to become deputy secretary at the U.S. Department of Transportation, shares her perspective on freight and trucking policies. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
April 12, 2021
Government, Business
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Utah Trucker Pleads Guilty to Paying Bribes
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A Utah man has pleaded guilty to paying $490,000 in bribes from 2012-2019 in order to steer $24 million in business to trucking operations he founded.
April 12, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous
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Biden Sees ‘Win’ for US in Electric Vehicle Battery Deal
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WASHINGTON — Two big South Korean electric vehicle battery makers have settled a long-running trade dispute that will allow one company to move ahead with plans to manufacture batteries in Georgia. President Joe Biden called it “a win for American workers and the American auto industry.”
April 12, 2021
Government, Business, Safety
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Trucking Leaders Hail West Virginia Bill as Step Against 'Seat Belt Gag Rule'
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The West Virginia Legislature has passed a bill to allow use or nonuse of seat belts as admissible evidence in civil actions, a legislative step the trucking industry has applauded.
April 9, 2021
Government, Business
Los Angeles highways by Bing Guan/Bloomberg
Biden Meeting to Test Support for Infrastructure Plan in Congress
Los Angeles highways by Bing Guan/Bloomberg
President Joe Biden will meet with Republican and Democratic members of Congress on April 12 to discuss his $2.25 trillion plan to build U.S. infrastructure, an early test of political support for the proposal.
April 9, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel
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Reason Foundation Report on Rest Areas Challenged by Truck Stop Operators
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A report that suggests a longstanding prohibition on commercial services at interstate rest areas should be lifted is being opposed by a group representing private truck stops.
April 9, 2021
Government, Business, Technology
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Musk Statement on Tesla Production Raises Questions
Elon Musk by Saul Martinez/Getty Images via Bloomberg News
DETROIT — Tesla CEO Elon Musk is once again drawing scrutiny for questionable comments he made to Wall Street analysts, this time involving the status of his company’s vehicle production.
April 9, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Safety
A Boeing 737 Max sits on the tarmac in Farnborough, U.K., in July 2018. (Simon Dawson/Bloomberg News)
Boeing Grounds Dozens of 737 Max Jets on Manufacturing Flaw
A Boeing 737 Max sits on the tarmac in Farnborough, U.K., in July 2018. (Simon Dawson/Bloomberg News)
Boeing Co. grounded dozens of 737 Max jets to repair an electrical flaw that emerged just months after the planes were cleared to return to the skies, forcing airlines to cancel flights and line up replacement aircraft.
April 9, 2021
Government
“I look forward to working with the Biden administration on our common goal of delivering results for all Americans in communities of all sizes,” Rep. Peter DeFazio says. (Erin Scott/Bloomberg News)
House Transportation Committee Hosts ‘Members’ Day’ April 14
“I look forward to working with the Biden administration on our common goal of delivering results for all Americans in communities of all sizes,” Rep. Peter DeFazio says. (Erin Scott/Bloomberg News)
The transportation panel in the U.S. House of Representatives will convene April 14 to give members of the chamber a venue to seek support for certain infrastructure projects.
April 9, 2021
Government, Safety
Gov. Pritzker at a past press conference. (Charles Rex Arbogast/Associated Press)
Illinois DOT Issues $7 Million for Local Truck Traffic Projects
Gov. Pritzker at a past press conference. (Charles Rex Arbogast/Associated Press)
The Illinois Department of Transportation awarded $7 million in support of projects that will upgrade roads to better accommodate local truck traffic.
April 9, 2021