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.

Senate Holds Motor Carrier Safety Oversight Hearing

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
March 5, 2015 - A hearing this morning before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee explored the Federal Motor...

Tension Between Administration and Congress Over Corps of Engineers Water Project Funding Continues

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
February 19, 2015 - At a matched pair of hearings on February 11, members of the House and Senate Appropriations...

House Hearing Examines Transportation of Oil by Rail

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
February 11, 2015 - On February 3, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials...

Senate Hearing Addresses Port Infrastructure Needs, Freight Network

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
February 11, 2015 - On February 10, a Senate subcommittee held a hearing on the importance of ports to U.S....

Senate Deciding Whether To Take Up Highway Bill

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
July 22, 2015 - At this hour (late Wednesday afternoon), the Senate is waiting to hold a “re-vote” on a...

Odds and Ends – January 28, 2015

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
House T&I Finalizes Subcommittee Roster. Yesterday, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee officially approved the assignments of committee members to...

Senate Rail Hearing Focuses On Pushing Back PTC Deadline

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
January 28, 2015 - Earlier today, the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a hearing on freight rail transportation....

Preparing a Nation for Autonomous Vehicles: Opportunities, Barriers and Policy Recommendations

Sep 9, 2015
Authored by Daniel Fagnant, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Texas at Austin, and Kara M. Kockelman, an engineering...

Lessons Learned from TIGER Discretionary Grant Program

Sep 9, 2015
The Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program was established as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of...

White House Again Proposes Unlikely Cuts in Corps of Engineers Funding

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
February 4, 2015 - Once again, the White House and Congress have a fundamental difference of opinion over how much...

Slight Cuts in Coast Guard Budget Request for FY 2016

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
February 4, 2015 - The President’s budget request for 2016 includes a slight cut in the United States Coast Guard...

Administration Proposes Revised 6-Year, $478 Billion GROW AMERICA Surface Reauthorization

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
February 4, 2015 - President Obama proposed a six-year, $478.3 billion surface transportation spending plan as part of his fiscal...

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…