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Cars pass a monument marking the border between the United States and Canada, Infrastructure Deal Includes Land Ports

Infrastructure Deal Includes Land Ports

A giant infrastructure deal being considered by Congress includes $3.5 billion for improvements to 30 land ports of entry on both the Canadian and Mexican borders, officials said in early September. They say the upgrades are neededโ€ฆ

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Bill Targets Truck Excise Tax

Bipartisan legislation to repeal the 12-percent federal excise tax (FET) on the sale of heavy-duty trucks and trailers is getting โ€œstrong supportโ€ from American Trucking Associations (ATA) and Modernize the Truck Fleet (MTF), a coalitionโ€ฆ

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Congress Questioning Yellow Corp Loan

The Congressional Oversight Commission is questioning a $700 million loan that Yellow Corp. (then-YRC Worldwide) received last year under the CARES Act. A report released in late April notes that the commissionโ€™s role is toโ€ฆ

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Congress Offers Infrastructure Bill

House Democrats rolled out a $500 billion draft transportation infrastructure bill on June 3 that includes significant investments in the countryโ€™s aging roads and bridges, along with a call to strengthen rear under-ride guard standardsโ€ฆ

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Freight Brokers Drawing Scrutiny

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) wrote to Congress in May asking for intervention to make sure that freight brokers are paying truck drivers fairly. For several weeks, truckers across the country have been demonstrating

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