U.S. Department of Transportation

Trump taps former AV tech company board member for new role at DOT

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has nominated Seval Oz of California as an assistant secretary of transportation in a role created by the administration, according to a posting by the Senate on Monday.

Her nomination has yet to be formally announced by the White House, but Oz’s professional background suggests she could be responsible for overseeing self-driving vehicle policy at the department.

Oz recently served on the board of directors of MicroVision Inc. (NASDAQ: MVIS), an advanced...

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Former Federal Highway Administration chief counsel now heads FMCSA

WASHINGTON — Adrienne Camire has been appointed to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as both deputy and acting administrator, FMCSA announced on Friday.

Adrienne Camire. Credit: FMCSA

Camire, who was chief counsel at the Federal Highway Administration during the first Trump administration, had been named senior adviser at FMCSA by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in January.

“Thank you to President Trump and Secretary Duffy for their confidence in me to serve in this...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/former-federal-highway-administration-chief-counsel-now-heads-fmcsa

Los legisladores exigen detalles sobre los recortes de la fuerza laboral de Dot

WASHINGTON – Los demócratas del Senado quieren que el Secretario de Transporte Sean Duffy detenga los despidos masivos y los despidos en el Departamento de Transporte y están cuestionando el papel de Elon Musk en la estrategia de reducción del departamento. Duffy en su audiencia de nominación el 15...

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Lawmakers demand details on DOT’s workforce cuts

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats want Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to stop mass layoffs and firings at the Department of Transportation and are questioning Elon Musk’s role in the department’s downsizing strategy.

Duffy at his nomination hearing on Jan. 15. Credit: U.S. Senate

DOT’s roughly 57,000 employees have been among those affected by the sweeping federal workforce reduction mandate initiated during the first weeks of the Trump administration.

“At the Department of Transportation,...

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DOT nominee Duffy vows to prioritize rebuilding I-40

WASHINGTON — A top action item on transportation secretary nominee Sean Duffy’s to-do list – if confirmed – is to visit storm-ravaged I-40 in Tennessee and North Carolina and prioritize rebuilding it.

“We need to know that this is going to be front and center with you so that we can get that interstate rebuilt and reopened,” U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., told Duffy at his confirmation hearing Wednesday.

“If I’m confirmed, the first trip I would like to make is … to see the devastation and...

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DOT releases $320M to repair Helene-damaged truck routes

WASHINGTON — The federal government is sending $320 million in emergency funding to North Carolina and Tennessee to help speed the repair of parts of I-40 and I-26, two key truck routes damaged by Hurricane Helene last September.

The funding is part of a $352.6 million “quick release” package for hurricane recovery efforts and is in addition to $167 million initially provided to the two states for emergency relief.

SONAR Critical Events shows continued closures of I-40 in Western North Carolina...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dot-releases-320m-to-repair-helene-damaged-truck-routes

DOT publishes new multimodal freight network map

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation published on Friday a draft version of its National Multimodal Freight Network (NMFN) map, a project required by Congress in 2015 to help states prioritize federal money for infrastructure projects.

The interactive draft NMFN, which consists of approximately 175,000 miles of highways, railways and waterways, 140 seaports and 65 airports, is informed by comments received on a notice published by DOT in April 2024.

“The Network was designed to...

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DOT takes heat for drug testing certification delays

WASHINGTON — Drug testing facilities that have invested in oral-fluid-based testing for motor carriers, airlines, railroads and pipeline operators are pushing back on a proposal by the U.S. Department of Transportation that would temporarily reinstate urine-testing requirements.

DOT’s notice of proposed rulemaking, published in December, would revise its May 2023 drug testing procedures final rule, which became effective in June 2023.

In the final rule, DOT codified a procedure requiring that an...

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White House to Trump: Get ready for more supply chain shocks

WASHINGTON — The U.S. needs to triple the number of freight market participants sharing data with the U.S. Department of Transportation during the Trump administration to help ward off the next supply chain disruption, according to the White House.

“We are likely to encounter additional supply shocks in the years ahead – just last year we saw 28 climate disasters that each cost at least a billion dollars, that’s a record,” said Lael Brainard, National Economic Advisor to President Joe Biden,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/white-house-to-trump-get-ready-for-more-supply-chain-shocks

Trump to name Fox TV host Sean Duffy to head DOT

President-elect Donald Trump is nominating Fox News Host Sean Duffy to head the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Duffy, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin for nine years, is the co-host of Fox Business’ “The Bottom Line” and provides political analysis across all Fox News Media platforms, according to Fox Business.

During his time in the House, Duffy served on the Financial Services Committee and was chairman of its subcommittee on Insurance and Housing.

“[Duffy] will...

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