President Joe Biden told companies vying with each other for a sharply constrained global supply of semiconductors that he has bipartisan support for government funding to address a shortage that has idled automakers worldwide.
April 12, 2021GovernmentBusiness
White House Grades States鈥 Infrastructure as It Pushes Bill
WASHINGTON 鈥 President Joe Biden wants Congress to know he鈥檚 sincere about cutting a deal on infrastructure, but the White House is also highlighting needed repairs and upgrades state-by-state that cost far more than what Republicans are willing to spend.
April 12, 2021GovernmentFuel
Diesel Sheds 1.5垄 to $3.129 a Gallon
The national average price of a gallon of diesel slipped 1.5 cents to $3.129, according to Energy Information Administration data released April 12.
April 12, 2021GovernmentBusinessSafety
Biden Proposes Transportation Budget Increase
President Joe Biden has previewed a $1.5 trillion fiscal 2022 budget plan that would increase discretionary spending for transportation systems and severe weather resilience programs.
April 12, 2021GovernmentBusiness
Wisconsin DOT Issues $99.1 Million to Municipalities
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and transportation officials recently announced $99.1 million in transportation aid has been distributed to municipalities across the state.
April 12, 2021Government
Polly Trottenberg Shares Views on Trucking, Freight Policies
Polly Trottenberg, the nominee to become deputy secretary at the U.S. Department of Transportation, shares her perspective on freight and trucking policies. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
April 12, 2021GovernmentBusiness
Utah Trucker Pleads Guilty to Paying Bribes
A Utah man has pleaded guilty to paying $490,000 in bribes from 2012-2019 in order to steer $24 million in business to trucking operations he founded.
April 12, 2021GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuelAutonomous
Biden Sees 鈥榃in鈥 for US in Electric Vehicle Battery Deal
WASHINGTON 鈥 Two big South Korean electric vehicle battery makers have settled a long-running trade dispute that will allow one company to move ahead with plans to manufacture batteries in Georgia. President Joe Biden called it 鈥渁 win for American workers and the American auto industry.鈥
April 12, 2021GovernmentBusinessSafety
Trucking Leaders Hail West Virginia Bill as Step Against 'Seat Belt Gag Rule'
The West Virginia Legislature has passed a bill to allow use or nonuse of seat belts as admissible evidence in civil actions, a legislative step the trucking industry has applauded.
April 9, 2021GovernmentBusiness
Biden Meeting to Test Support for Infrastructure Plan in Congress
President Joe Biden will meet with Republican and Democratic members of Congress on April 12 to discuss his $2.25 trillion plan to build U.S. infrastructure, an early test of political support for the proposal.
April 9, 2021