Tag: Congress

Standstill snowstorm traffic stops drivers on I-94 for five hours

Road ConditionsMarch 16, 2026

Standstill snowstorm traffic on Interstate 94 forced drivers to park for five hours on Sunday. The backups occurred on March 15th, in Jackson County, Wisconsin on Interstate 94. According to WEAU13, truck driver Joe Schultz was on I-94...

First Arizona Buc-ee’s confirms opening date for June

Trucking NewsMarch 16, 2026

The first Buc-ee’s to open in Arizona has confirmed a grand opening date for late June. The Buc-ee’s in Goodyear, Arizona is the first in the state and will open at 6 a.m. on June 22nd. The...

Owner/Operator Running For Indiana’s 9th Congressional District

ResourcesMarch 20, 2017

Representative Trey Hollingsworth of Indiana's 9th District will have some competition in 2018 -- from an owner/operator looking to shake up the political scene. Bloomington-based...

Congress Advances Bill To Make Current HOS Rules Permanent

ResourcesDecember 7, 2016

A provision on truck driver hours of service regulations has been added to a short term spending bill expected to be approved by Congress...

Congress Slip Up May Have Killed The 34 Hour Restart

Laws & RegulationsFebruary 15, 2016

An unintended problem with the language in the 2016 fiscal year appropriations bill appears to have completely eliminated the 34 hour restart instead of rolling...

Senate Moves Ahead On Highway Bill That Would Remove CSA Scores

ResourcesJuly 23, 2015

The Senate voted yesterday to move ahead on the DRIVE bill that would provide highway funding and remove CSA scores from the public view...

ATA Pleads With Congress For Higher Gas Taxes

FinancesJune 18, 2015

American Trucking Association President Bill Graves went before Congress yesterday to ask for higher gas taxes to keep the federal highway fund from going broke.

Experts Call Pro-Trucking Industry Bill An “Aggressive Attack On Safety”

Laws & RegulationsMay 4, 2015

“Christmas came early for the trucking industry," said Representative Nita Lowey of New York in reference to a $55.3 billion transportation spending bill that would...