After nearly losing his seat in the Republican primary earlier this year, Rep. Bill Shuster, the top transportation policymaker in the U.S. House, was easily re-elected to a ninth term.
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Republican House Members and Transportation Figures Jolly, Mica Ousted in Florida
Two Florida Republicans relevant to freight transportation on Capitol Hill, one a freshman and the other a longtime leader, lost their re-election bids Nov. 8.
November 8, 20162016 Election Scoreboard: Results of Races That Matter to Trucking
Transport Topics is following the results of congressional races that impact the trucking and freight transportation industry. Check this page regularly for updated results.
November 9, 2016Gov. Andrew Cuomo Makes Anti-Indemnification Law in New York
More than four months after both houses of New York’s Legislature unanimously passed a bill to make the state the 45th to establish an anti-indemnification motor carrier law, Gov. Andrew Cuomo finally signed the measure into law on Nov. 4.
November 7, 2016Video Preview: Congressional Races Relevant to Freight Transportation
The freight transportation policy outlook on Capitol Hill for next year remains murky, thanks to the uncertainty of key congressional contests this year.
November 8, 2016Christie Allies Found Guilty on All Counts in Bridgegate Trial
Two former allies of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie were convicted of joining a partisan plot to create crippling traffic near the George Washington Bridge as punishment for a local mayor who wouldn’t support the governor’s 2013 re-election.
November 4, 2016Opinion: Time to Deliver Broker Set-Off Changes
Today’s brokers increasingly rely on set-off tools as justification for not paying their carriers on valid freight deliveries, giving little or no consideration to the timing of these deliveries when enforcing set-offs. In doing so, they unfairly penalize motor carriers and expose the industry to a divisive practice. It’s time to develop some much-needed changes.
November 7, 2016Pennsylvania Trucking Execs Back Shuster
The message from Pennsylvania trucking leaders to voters in the 9th Congressional District is simple: It sometimes helps the industry when the top transportation policymaker in the U.S. House of Representatives also is your congressman.
November 7, 2016Editorial: What’s at Stake in the Election
There’s a lot riding on the U.S. presidential election this week, and it’s not just the choice between Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton that will make a difference for the freight transportation industry.
November 7, 2016FMCSA, NHTSA Extend Time for Speed Limiter Comments
Federal regulators announced last week that they have extended, by one month, the deadline for public comments on a controversial proposed rule that would limit the speed of heavy trucks.
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