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The Idaho Transportation Department received legislative approval Jan. 31 for a rule change that lays the foundation for a statewide permitting system for oversize trucks.

WASHINGTON — Allowing the freight industry to rely on twin 33-foot trailers nationwide would enhance productivity, safety and environmental efficiency, FedEx Corp.’s chief executive told a House transportation panel Feb. 1.

World leaders aren’t taking Donald Trump’s trade barbs lying down.

NASHVILLE — With the state flush with new general government revenues, Gov. Bill Haslam on Jan. 30 unveiled a $37 billion annual spending plan, urging lawmakers to adopt his recommended gas tax increases to pay for better roads and reject temptations to dodge it by turning to burgeoning revenues in other non-transportation areas to fund it instead.

Consumer confidence retreated in January from a more than 15-year high as Americans tempered their economic expectations and waited for President Trump and lawmakers to deliver on promises to boost employment and jump-start growth, data from the New York-based Conference Board showed Jan. 31.

The country’s top transportation officer will be Elaine Chao after the Senate voted to confirm her Jan. 31.

President Donald Trump ordered government agencies on Jan. 30 to propose revoking two regulations for each new one they issue, fulfilling a promise he made shortly after his election.

There are many infrastructure projects in America that need immediate attention. Just don't define 'immediate' as the first 200 days of the Trump administration. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

Raising the gas tax, repatriating overseas corporate profits, and incorporating highway funding as part of an overhaul of the tax code are likely among the funding proposals stakeholders will address when the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee meets Feb. 1.

President Trump set a daunting goal for government agencies bound by complex procedures, ordering his department heads to kill two regulations for each new one they issue.