In The News

• Chao says private investors can help boost transportation

  By Joan Lowy - The Associated Press
  Posted Jan 11th 2017 10:43AM

  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is looking to "unleash the potential" of private investors to boost the national...

• Outlook: Trucking regulations and the new administration

  By Sean Kilcarr - Fleet Owner
  Posted Jan 9th 2017 12:57PM

  As Donald Trump prepares to take the oath of office this month, many motor carriers are rightfully wondering how much ch...

• Economic Watch: Trucking Continues to Help Employers Add Jobs

  By Evan Lockridge - TruckingInfo.com
  Posted Jan 9th 2017 10:46AM

  The for-hire trucking industry was partly to thank for the 156,000 non-farm jobs additions in the U.S. during December, ...

• Senate Commerce Committee to Consider Chao Nomination as Transportation Secretary on Jan. 11

  By Eric Miller, staff reporter - Transport Topics
  Posted Jan 5th 2017 3:19PM

  The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will conduct a confirmation hearing Jan. 11 to consider the no...

• Truck Driver Was Nation’s Most Fatal Occupation in 2015

  By David Elfin, staff reporter - Transport Topics
  Posted Jan 5th 2017 3:15PM

  A Bureau of Labor Statistics study revealed that 745 truck drivers died on the job in the United States in 2015, the mos...