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Republicans to White House: Limit infrastructure spending to roads and bridges
As the Biden administration looks ahead to the “recovery” portion of its Build Back Better plan while the $1.9 billion COVID-19 relief bill is considered in the Senate, Republicans are drawing a line across the road when it comes to infrastructure investment.
After a White House meeting Thursday that included President Joe Biden and Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, the ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said...
The Daily Dash: Civil penalties set for drug/alcohol violations; what happened to ‘Shipageddon’?
The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, the U.S. Department of Transportation has issued a final rule that would set the rates for civil penalties for Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse violations. Plus, the holiday shipping season was not as bad as many feared, and California’s governor proposes $1.5 billion to fund clean trucks and buses.
Costly violationsTruck drivers violating provisions within the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse could face...
For trucking, a ‘polyfuel future’ awaits
- OEMs, logistics companies tout varied technology solutions on the way to a zero-emissions future
- Cummins to reduce absolute lifetime greenhouse gas emissions from new products by 25%
- In 2019, 25% of UPS natural gas deployment was renewable, and the company is on track to reach 50% penetration by next year
The metaphors flowed freely during a recent panel discussion as trucking experts argued for a multifaceted approach to low-carbon fuel adoption.
“We call the next couple of decades ‘the...
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