Government Affairs

The interval between inspections of America’s highway bridges got longer following the June 6 implementation of a final rule by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

In early February, the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) presented a check to the American Trucking Associations (ATA) in the amount of $50,000 to financially support

The federal government is moving forward with a plan to allow teenagers to drive 18-wheelers from state to state in what has become one of

The U.S. government’s COVID-19 mandate for American workers has been overturned. However, the mandate was around long enough to stir up plenty of controversy, especially

Ask any motor carrier executive, employee, or professional truck driver about safety and you’ll get a quick and profound response: “Safety is our No. 1

Now that the bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure bill has been signed into law by President Joe Biden, many in the trucking industry are asking, “What’s

Sometimes, the news coming out of the nation’s capital is good, sometimes not so good, and sometimes it’s just bad. The latter was the case

Finding a straight answer about why Congress can’t come to an agreement on legislation to fund improvements for the nation’s infrastructure is just about as

To some degree, members of Congress serve as gatekeepers to a safe and successful trucking industry. They establish laws that create executive branch departments —

The much-debated $1 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was passed by the U.S. Senate August 10 with a vote of 69-30, with 19