Pete Buttigieg

Trucking groups condemn Capitol violence

Violent attack at U.S. Capitol

Trucking groups condemned the Wednesday attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Trump, which left at least five people dead, including a Capitol Police officer, and many more injured. 

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, the Western States Trucking Association and the American Trucking Associations separately spoke out against the violence, casting it as an affront to U.S. democracy. 

“Certainly most people would agree that Wednesday was a sad day for American...

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What transportation can expect from Biden’s first 100 days

Policies addressing climate change, civil rights and equity will be linked with transportation policy like never before by the incoming presidential administration, according to policy experts in Washington.

Even before Pete Buttigieg was nominated by President-elect Joe Biden on Dec. 15 to be the next secretary of transportation, it was made clear during the presidential campaign that climate change and civil rights would be a major focus of the next administration. During his nomination...

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Rail Roundup: Groups laud nominee Buttigieg; US rail traffic up

A photograph of a truck passing by a rail yard.

Freight rail stakeholders are offering early congratulations to former presidential candidate and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg for his nomination to President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet.

Biden nominated Buttigieg to become secretary of transportation and lead the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

The stakeholders offer support amid hopes that the White House and Congress will agree upon transportation initiatives — including a bipartisan infrastructure bill — that would find...

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Breaking: Biden to nominate Pete Buttigieg as DOT secretary

President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate Pete Buttigieg as secretary of transportation, according to reports citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and known as “Mayor Pete” throughout the 2020 presidential campaign, dropped his presidential bid in March and endorsed Biden.

While running for president, Buttigieg, who Reuters pointed out has never held federal office, pledged a $165 billion injection into the Highway Trust Fund to...

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