Failing to fund upkeep for infrastructure systems increases the likelihood of epic disruptions to the flow of goods and people, a senior official with Siemens Rail said in a recent interview with Transport Topics.

An overhaul of tax policy should include a long-term solution for the Highway Trust Fund, the top authorizers of highway projects plan to say to their tax policy counterparts.

The Rhode Island General Assembly’s top Republican unveiled legislation aimed at undoing a truck-only toll law backed by the governor and opposed by state and national trucking associations.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s testing and deployment of connected and autonomous vehicle technologies would be enhanced by additional federal dollars, a group of senators recently told their colleagues on a transportation funding panel.

It remains unclear when the Trump administration intends to unveil a $1 trillion proposal that would invest in infrastructure projects over several years, the White House’s leader on infrastructure affairs told the Wall Street Journal this week.

Delaying the publication of an entry-level driver training rule again would take time away from states needing to comply with the rule, the head of a group representing truck driving schools said April 11. Watch video with Commercial Vehicle Training Association President and CEO Don Lefeve.

WASHINGTON — A $1 trillion infrastructure funding plan President Donald Trump intends to unveil would seek to connect private investors with officials who manage big-ticket projects, the country’s top transportation officer told port executives April 5.

Republican leaders in Congress have expressed confidence that legislation to fund the federal government through the end of the fiscal year will advance before an April 28 deadline.

WASHINGTON — Increasing funding for freight corridors would help reduce congestion and improve intermodal connectivity, executives representing trucking, port, and rail sectors told senators April 4.