2+ hour ago   (399+ words) Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is launching a new program called “Freedom Haulers,” designed to get veterans behind the wheel by expanding driving job opportunities. “This isn’t a desk job–it requires the precision, independence, and level-headed mindset that you forged…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (335+ words) President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that veterans who have driven “heavy trucks” for the military will be automatically eligible for a commercial driver’s license, stating that they will replace illegal truck drivers being taken off the roads. “We’re going…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (600+ words) The transportation sector’s trucking industry is increasingly the focus of the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration as the federal government targets foreign commercial drivers nationwide. While President Donald Trump’s first term focused heavily on border security, his second term…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (210+ words) Washington Examiner Most Americans have no idea that Congress is a step closer to making a dangerous decision: allowing bigger, heavier tractor-trailers onto the roads they use every day. The proposal sounds technical, which is exactly why it may escape…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (706+ words) Pass the BUILD America 250 Act: Congress begins clearing road for autonomous trucking Washington Examiner In late May, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure voted 62-2 to advance the BUILD America 250 Act, a five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill that includes $580 billion…...

2+ mon, 12+ hour ago   (1192+ words) May brought news that trucking prices are hauling upward, and fast. Increased hauling costs often mean a noticeable uptick in price tags for the many goods those trucks deliver. This was a bad omen for Republicans — rising prices have historically…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (250+ words) Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy debuted a registration system for the trucking industry aimed at combating fraud. “Dangerous foreign drivers and the shell companies who employ them have been taking advantage of this lax, decrepit federal registration system for years. The…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (252+ words) The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it plans to eliminate diesel emissions requirements for farm equipment, arguing the move will reduce costs and mechanical burdens for farmers already grappling with high input prices and economic strain. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (585+ words) Every day, prosecutors across the country show up ready to do their jobs: enforce the law, protect communities, and hold offenders accountable. But when it comes to organized retail crime, they are increasingly confronting a sophisticated national and transnational criminal…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (447+ words) The Trump administration announced its plans on Wednesday to suspend millions in funding to California over the state’s policy on commercial driver’s licenses. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he is withholding $160 million from California because the state failed to follow…...