Government

ATA President Chris Spear discusses autonomous vehicle policies, workforce development, truck parking, and the 2023 ATA Management Conference & Exhibition with Dan Ronan on the U.S. House highways and transit panel. 

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper welcomed news that Chick-fil-A Supply will invest $58.3 million to build a distribution center, creating more than 112 jobs, including for truck drivers.

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.

Thirty-one port projects in Texas will begin receiving an estimated $240 million in state funds to improve those facilities and bolster the state’s supply chains.

WASHINGTON — The charitable arm of American Trucking Associations recognized members of Congress who are working to raise awareness of fentanyl addiction in the United States.

General Motors, Ford and Stellantis face a combined $10.5 billion in fines from 2027 to 2032 under stricter proposed average fuel economy rules, according to an estimate from their trade group.

The national average diesel price nudged up seven-tenths of a cent to reach $4.593 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released Oct. 2.

The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement is planning to launch classes for a commercial driver license to help Maui wildfire victims rebuild their lives.

The U.S. government has joined some former workers in suing Union Pacific over the way it used a vision test to disqualify workers the railroad believed were colorblind.

Capitol Agenda: Before Congress cleared for the president a temporary funding bill, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg made the case for keeping the government operating.