Parking Initiatives Boost Highway Safety, Executive Says
WASHINGTON — Enhancing parking availability for truck drivers would improve safety on the nation’s roadways, a senior Iowa trucking executive recently told senators.
House Committee Passes Bill to Protect Moving Privacy
Legislation designed to safeguard certain identifiable information of individuals moving internationally was advanced this month by a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Congressional Leaders Pledge Progress on FY24 Funding Bills
Newly elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer directed their chambers to proceed with fiscal 2024 budget legislation.
House Transportation Lawmakers Spotlight Highway Trust Fund
Transportation leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives recently raised awareness about the funding needs of an account central to highway projects.
Republican Mike Johnson Elected Speaker of the House
WASHINGTON — Republicans eagerly elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker on Oct. 25, elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader to the seat of U.S. power and ending for now the political chaos in their majority.
October 25, 2023US House Panel Evaluates New Truck Excise Tax Repeal
A leading proponent of repealing a tax on the purchase of new trucks called on colleagues to endorse his effort.
FY24 Transportation Funding Bill Awaits Consideration
The campaign for a new speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives has sidelined legislation designed to fund the Department of Transportation through fiscal 2024.
House Lawmakers Unveil Supply Chain Bill
Legislation designed to strengthen operations along domestic supply chains was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.
US House to Consider FY24 Transportation Bill
Legislation to ensure the Department of Transportation is funded through fiscal 2024 is scheduled for consideration this month in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Moving and Storage Executives Descend on Washington
Several dozen executives from the moving and storage sector recently spent a day in the halls of Congress to discuss key issues with about 60 lawmakers or their staffs.