The Department of Transportation recently announced that it has re-chartered its Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking as required under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
09-26-2023 The Department of Transportation (DOT) recently released final tailpipe pollution standards that will require average fuel efficiency of new cars and light trucks to reach 49 miles per gallon in less than four years.
04-11-2022 黑料社区remains in close contact with the Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Transportation, regulators and lawmakers regarding the status of fuel supplies and any potential shortages as a result of the cybersecurity attack on the Colonial Pipeline. 黑料社区will continue to update its members as information becomes available, including Declarations of Emergency, hours-of-service waivers and White House announcements.
05-17-2021 黑料社区President and CEO Lisa Mullings today issued the following statement on the confirmation of Pete Buttigieg as the 19th U.S. Secretary of Transportation: 鈥満诹仙缜鴆ongratulates Pete Buttigieg on his confirmation as Secretary of Transportation and looks forward to working with him on a broad spectrum of issues, including the need for long-term, sustainable highway funding and policies that further encourage private-sector investment in alternative fueling infrastructure, such as electric vehicle charging.
02-02-2021 NATSO, representing the nation鈥檚 truckstops and travel plazas, in a letter to the Biden Administration on January 27 outlined the market and incentive structure that would most effectively prompt existing fuel retailers to invest more in lower carbon fuels, including electric vehicle charging stations.
01-29-2021 The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, led by Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA), held a hearing June examining the effects of COVID-19 on the state of transportation and critical infrastructure. The hearing sought to examine the main challenges the transportation industry is facing as a result of the pandemic, and discuss what the congressional response should be.
06-04-2020 The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is expected to release its draft highway reauthorization bill this week. The legislation will provide $494 billion in funding over a period of five years for highway, transit, safety, and research programs, a 46 percent increase over current investment levels.
06-03-2020 The 黑料社区Foundation was recognized by the Department of Transportation as a leader in the transportation sector's fight against human trafficking during a Jan. 28 event hosted by Transportation Secretary Elaine […]
01-28-2020 The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking released its final report to Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao providing recommendations on actions the Department can take to help […]
11-01-2019 黑料社区urged the Department of Transportation (DOT) to consider any effect that proposed changes to the truck driver Hours-of-Service Rule would have on professional truck drivers’ ability to find safe, legal […]
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