As the American economy grows, so does the volume of freight. Expanding supply chains, just-in-time deliveries, and increasing competition means freight demand has grown faster than the population. Over 50 million tons of freight move across the U.S. transportation network every day on truck, train, barge, pipeline, and plane, with each mode responsible for carrying different goods in an interrelated network. Federal grant programs aim to target funding to freight bottlenecks and intermodal connectors while also supporting experiments in drone delivery. At the local level, policymakers are placing emphasis on managing curb space, reducing emissions, and more efficiently using space to deliver packages, food, and other essentials.

House Debates, Amends FY16 Corps of Engineers Funding Bill

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
April 30, 2015 - Last night, the House of Representatives debated and amended the fiscal year 2016 appropriations bill that...

Budget Deal Sets Rules For HTF Solvency

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
April 30, 2015 - Summarizes the FY 2016 Congressional budget agreement, including its limits on appropriations and its restrictions on...

House-Senate FY16 Budget Talks Begin

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
April 16, 2015 - House-Senate negotiations on the fiscal 2016 budget blueprint have begun in earnest, with the House appointing...

July 27, 2015 11:34 p.m. – Senate Invokes Cloture on DRIVE Act

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
The U.S. Senate has voted, 62 to 32, to invoke cloture on the DRIVE Act (the surface transportation reauthorization bill...

Senate Hearing Examines Technology’s Evolving Role in Transportation

Sep 9, 2015 | Elizabeth Bastian
July 9, 2015 - On July 7, the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and...

McConnell Says HTF Legislation Could Come to Senate Floor As Early As Next Week – Scope, Duration Unknown

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
July 9, 2015 - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) surprised Capitol Hill yesterday by telling reporters that Highway Trust...

Section-by-Section Summary of S. 1626. the Senate Passenger Rail Bill, As Introduced

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
Please see the amendments adopted in the Commerce Committee on June 25, summarized elsewhere in this issue, for changes to...

Senate Commerce Panel Approves Passenger Rail Bill

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
June 25, 2015 - The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee has approved S. 1626, a bipartisan bill on railroad...

Senate Finance Panel Explores HTF Options at Hearing

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
June 25, 2015

Section-by-Section Summary of the DRIVE Act (S. 1647) As Reported From the EPW Committee

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
TITLE I – FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS Subtitle A – Authorizations and Programs Sec. 1001. Authorization of appropriations. Authorizes appropriations from the...

Senate Public Works Panel Approves 6-Year, $278 Billion Highway Bill: Now They Wait For Someone Else To Fund It

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
June 25, 2015 - The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee yesterday approved, by a unanimous vote of 20 to...

Waiting Game on Highways Continues

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
June 18, 2015 - Members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee anxiously await the release of the Inhofe-Boxer...

Op-Ed: When Investing in Infrastructure, Invest in Freight

The lesson from the 2019 Infrastructure Week is that throwing money at the problem is not enough. Panel discussions, speeches, and presentations this week did not dwell on the proposed multi trillion dollar funding amount but focused rightly on what the goals and objectives of a federal investment…