Senators are likely to press two senior Department of Transportation officials on highway funding, safety and freight policy when a committee considers their nominations June 11 for top jobs at the department.

As lawmakers prepare to pass a House transportation spending bill June 10, a recent White House bulletin took issue with provisions in the bill that would allow heavier commercial trucks to operate in three states.

Senate appropriators today adopted an amendment to suspend some provisions of the 'hours-of-service' rules for one year while a DOT study is conducted.

WASHINGTON — An infrastructure grants program designed to assist communities struggling with high unemployment improve their freight connectivity was backed by a Senate funding committee June 5, following approval by the Republican-led House in May which included it as part of a 2015 spending bill.

Members of the trucking industry urged key senators on June 3 to approve a one-year suspension of restart restrictions aimed at truck drivers when a Senate committee considers a fiscal 2015 transportation funding bill later this week.

ARLINGTON, Va. — Acting Deputy Transportation Secretary Victor Mendez on June 3 cautioned Congress against approving a short-term legislative fix to address looming shortfalls in highway funding this summer, urging it to approve a long-term “strategic” plan instead.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is expected to offer an amendment today to a fiscal 2015 transportation funding bill that would address what her staff said are the unintended consequences of a federal truck safety rule that is opposed by much of the industry.