Freight sector executives in recent earnings updates and appearances on Capitol Hill stressed that seamless trade agreements are a value for growth and productivity, a reminder to the Trump administration and a Republican-led Congress likely to revisit trade deals with Mexico and other countries.

Infrastructure proposals congressional Republican leaders and the Trump administration come up with this year should prioritize funding for improvement projects along seaports, the group representing the country’s ports indicated this week.

The group representing the country’s governors delivered a list to the White House this week that outlines hundreds of infrastructure projects governors would like the administration to prioritize.

WASHINGTON — Projects funded primarily with private sector capital are not ideal for states and cities outside of urban megaregions, the Senate’s top transportation policymaker said Feb. 8 during a hearing at which other senators and state transportation officials also criticized privately backed infrastructure projects.

A growing number of governors are signaling support for increasing taxes on gas and diesel fuel because they no longer find Congress to be a reliable funding partner for infrastructure. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

House Democrats could find common ground with President Trump on infrastructure as long as the president unveils a “real infrastructure” bill, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said on Meet the Press on Feb. 5.

Transportation policymakers and industry stakeholders rejected the Trump administration’s proposal that private sector investments would significantly upgrade the country’s infrastructure over the next few years.

Directing the resources of the U.S. Department of Transportation to revamp the country’s infrastructure and establishing a policy framework for autonomous vehicles will be the top priorities for the Trump administration, said Elaine Chao, the country’s newest secretary of transportation.

Legislation that would transfer revenue into the federal Highway Trust Fund from U.S. Customs and Border Protection was unveiled this week by the top trucking authorizer in the Senate, a move aimed at addressing the country’s outdated and deficient transportation network.