December 10, 2021 – Many major media outlets such as CNN, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times recently reported that the nation’s global supply chain challenges are due, in part, to a widespread shortage of truck driver, spurred by the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) claim that the United States is short 80,000 truck drivers. But is this really the case?
December 10, 2021 – Despite increased attention due to the pandemic and infusions of federal funding for transportation priorities, there remain long-term challenges for the economic viability of the Highway Trust Fund as well as transportation funding more generally.
December 10, 2021 – On Thursday, December 9, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee held a hearing, “Leveraging IIJA: Plans for Expanding Intercity Passenger Rail.”
Wednesday, December 15 – Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation – full committee business meeting to approve legislation and nominations including S. 3196. Merchant Marine Academy training standards (full agenda here) – 10:00 a.m., SR-253 Russell. Wednesday, December 15 – Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation – full committee hearing on oversight…
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December 3, 2021 – Replacement of the Tappan Zee Bridge remains one of the largest public design-build projects in the country and offers lessons in the effective use of private sector procurement practices in public works.
December 3, 2021 – If there was one word to describe the state of the U.S. aviation industry in 2019, it was “soaring.” Airlines in the United States carried a record 811 million domestic passengers and over 1 billion passengers systemwide. With such upward trends, the global airline industry expected to generate a net profit of $29.3 billion in 2020. Unfortunately, COVID-19 put an end to such optimistic estimates.
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December 2, 2021 – Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced this week that he will not seek re-election to the House next year. As of this writing, the next two House Democrats in seniority order on the panel, Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Rick Larsen (D-WA), have both announced that they are seeking to replace DeFazio as lead Democrat on the panel.
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