A House panel on June 23 approved legislation that would fund operations at the U.S. Department of Transportation for fiscal 2023.

Prominent transportation stakeholders and key congressional lawmakers pushed back on President Joe Biden’s call to temporarily suspend the federal gas tax.

President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the federal agency on trucking affairs was easily approved by a U.S. Senate panel on June 22.

The House transportation panel recently approved legislation meant to facilitate access to federal disaster assistance.

In the $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which was signed into law Nov. 15, there were provisions to address the lack of women and younger drivers in the trucking workforce.

Legislation that would fund the U.S. Department of Transportation’s operations through fiscal 2023 will be considered in committee this month in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The top Democrats on the House transportation panel highlighted workplace safety concerns across freight rail operations shortly after the Biden administration awarded the industry grants to alleviate supply chain woes.

Legislation to update operations at the Maritime Administration was recently introduced by the leaders of the Senate Commerce Committee.

For New Jersey truck driving champion Wilbert Vano, the extra time put in was well worth it.

A bill that would authorize dozens of water infrastructure projects and studies was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on June 8.