Government Affairs

Written by Dave Williams, Chairman, Truckload Carriers Association Everyone is familiar with the Chinese proverb, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single

From the day horse-drawn wagons were replaced by gasoline-powered trucks as the primary method for moving freight, there have been efforts to increase the capacity

Nearly 100 Truckload Carrier Association (TCA) members and staff attended the organization’s annual Call on Washington September 25-26, 2023, to meet with the nation’s lawmakers

Automatic emergency braking (AEB) could arguably be one of the most talked about issues in the trucking industry these days. The comment period for a

The issue of truck parking — or a lack thereof — has been getting a lot of attention from the U.S. government lately. According to

Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) Fall Business Meetings, scheduled for Sept. 25 in Washington D.C., will bring together the association’s Board of Directors and committees to

Many in the trucking industry are waiting with bated breath for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) final ruling on speed limiters for commercial

It’s been over a year since Brian Deese, then the director of the National Economic Council, and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg met with

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a new and stronger set of greenhouse gas standards for heavy-duty vehicles for model years 2027 through

A bill has been filed in Congress to appeal the federal excise tax, commonly known as the FET, on the purchase of new big rigs

Despite political squabbling on both national and international scales, it is becoming increasingly clear that clean energy will play a major role in the future

The September 2022 signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) by leaders of the U.S. departments of Energy, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and the