New legislation establishes a federal framework for autonomous trucking by authorizing commercial freight pilots while preempting conflicting state regulations.

Legislation that aims to allow young commercial drivers to transport freight from ports was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. Led by Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.), the Ceasing ...

This story appears in the Oct. 19 print edition of Transport Topics. The highway bill a House panel is scheduled to consider Oct. 22 will include provisions intended to boost freight connectivity and ...

Not a subscriber? Apply online today. The freight bill payments industry is grappling with a branding challenge. Its traditional name no longer reflects the expansive scope of services it provides ...

Transportation attorney Matthew Leffler says that a new bill in Congress meant to hold freight brokers accountable has some ...

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill to crack down on scam freight brokers and trucking companies is receiving rare, near-unanimous support from all sectors of the industry. The Household Goods Shipping ...

To hear Paul Pokrowka describe it, the average railroad engineer has little in common with Casey Jones. To hear Paul Pokrowka describe it, the average railroad engineer has little in common with Casey ...

New legislation designed to significantly beef up regulatory oversight of freight brokers and freight forwarders operating within the trucking industry is drawing both praise and concern-- especially ...

U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) and Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) have reintroduced the Freight RAILCAR Act, bipartisan legislation supported by the Railway Supply Institute (RSI) that would “encourage the ...

{mosads}”Rail-dependent shippers across the country thank the House for voting to require a new, independent look at the problems created in America’s rural economy by a lack of competition in the ...