u-s-deptartment-of-transportation

DOT Proposal Would Slash Trucking Regulations

The U.S. Department of Transportation has proposed slashing or amending about two dozen federal trucking regulations — major and minor — that the agency said were outdated or punishing truckers. “My department is slashing duplicative and outdated regulations that are unnecessarily burdensome, waste taxpayer dollars, and fail to ensure safety,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said May 29. “These are common-sense changes that will help us build a more efficient government that ... [+]