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Responding to President Trump’s insistence he will present Congress with a $1 trillion infrastructure investment proposal this spring, the Senate Democrats proposed an infrastructure plan of their own.

The Senate Commerce Committee on Jan. 24 approved the nomination of Elaine Chao to be Secretary of Transportation.

In recent years, attempts to agree on a long-term funding fix for Wisconsin roads have had as many starts and stops as a morning commute.

The Senate Commerce Committee has scheduled a vote Jan. 24 to consider President Trump’s nominees to lead the departments of Transportation and Commerce, setting up potential confirmation votes in the Senate as early as this week.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will hold a public meeting Feb. 13 in Washington, D.C., to seek public comment on its vehicle performance guidance for automated vehicles, the agency announced Jan. 23.

President Trump abruptly ended the decades-old U.S. tilt toward free trade by signing an executive order to withdraw from an Asia-Pacific accord that was never ratified and by promising to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Sen. Bill Monning, (D-Carmel), introduced Senate Bill 158 that would require 30 hours of driving time for a Class A commercial driver’s license and 15 hours for a Class B license.

With President Trump promising to rebuild crumbling U.S. highways, bridges and buildings, states have begun submitting lists of priority projects in need of funding.

America needs new airports, pipelines, sewer systems, bridges and roads, no doubt. But if the funding solution for those projects involves raising tolls or establishing new ones, Americans aren't ready to cross that bridge. So then what? Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

In his inaugural address, President Trump promised to renegotiate trade agreements, clamp down on immigration and boost the American economy by reducing regulations and improving infrastructure. What is your reaction to the president’s agenda and what would you most like to see happen in the next four years?