Department of Transportation

The United States Department of Transportation is revoking 17,000 Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) holders in California in what has become a political football between the Trump administration and California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

It is now more difficult for non-U.S. citizens to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) under new Department of Transportation (DOT) rules.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's announcement on new actions being taken to enforce English proficiency requirements for commercial truck operators were met by applause by American trucking interests.

The tool helps logistics companies catch fraud and cargo theft with real-time alerts and easy lookup features.

AAR said that the comments were filed in regards to a United States Department of Transportation Request for Information, with a focus on DOT modernizing and streamlining rail regulations, “that stifle innovation and discourage investment without enhancing safety." It also noted that the main issue in the Biden administration’s crew staffing rule, which mandates a minimum of two members per train is viewed as an unsubstantiated mandate.

With former Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy’s confirmation hearing, for his nomination as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick at United States Secretary of Transportation taking place today, various modal transportation groups recently issued statements of support for Duffy.

Duffy replaces Pete Buttigieg, who will remain in the position until the end of the Joe Biden administration.

Built in 1969, the current steel vertical-lift bridge requires significant maintenance and is deemed functionally obsolete

The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) recently announced it published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $1.5 billion in grants through its 2023 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainable and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program.

The report, entitled “Supply Chain Assessment of the Transportation and Industrial Base: Freight and Logistics,” presents myriad steps and approaches, which can be taken by the federal government, Congress, states, and private companies can take to augment supply chains, both presently and in the future.

Earlier this week, a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) was issued by the United States Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration, which encourages states and port authorities to apply for $230 million in discretionary grant funding for port and intermodal infrastructure-related projects through the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP).

New Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, sensing a historic opportunity in the first 100 days of the Biden administration, is hoping the time is finally right for a “big, bold” infrastructure package perhaps as large as $1 trillion.

Pete Buttigieg is President-elect Joe Biden's choice for secretary of transportation, making the 38-year-old former South Bend, Ind., mayor in charge of improving the nation’s decaying infrastructure. In Buttigieg, Biden appears to be elevating transportation from a backwater 58,000-person agency to one led by a legitimate star-power politician staking his future on the nation’s ability to move people and freight.

At a time when it the current federal transportation authorization—the FAST (Fixing America’s Surface Transportation) Act—is set to expire, at the end of September, the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) this week issued a National Freight Strategic Plan (NFSP).

The budget, which was released yesterday, requested $21.4 billion in discretionary budget authority for 2020, which represents a $5.9 billion, or 22% decrease, compared to its 2019 discretionary estimate, and also provides $62.2 billion in mandatory funds and obligation limitations.