U.S. President Donald Trump has said as far back as May 2017 he would be open to considering raising the federal gas tax as a means of funding infrastructure investment, but questions remain as to whether Republican lawmakers would support such a move.

The e-commerce giant is partnering with Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase to create a new company that aims to reduce healthcare costs for their U.S. employees, the firms said in a joint statement.

Despite the Southern California port’s container volumes falling 2 percent in January 2018 from 12 months prior to 808,728 TEUs, it was only the seventh time it had eclipsed the 800,000-TEU mark in any single month.

The Campaign for Accountability (CfA) alleges that Heath Hall, who recently resigned as deputy administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), violated criminal law by making false claims about receiving outside income while in office.

SeaIntel Maritime Analysis highlighted how utilization and rates on both the Transpacific and Asia-Europe container trades fell in late 2017 when carriers failed to limit capacity.

The trucking trade group has petitioned the agency to allow drivers to stop their 14-hour clock to take a rest break for up to three straight hours, and to eliminate the 30-minute break they must take during their first eight hours of duty.

The port said its increase in exports, which increased 2.1 percent to 74,883 TEUs, were boosted by a weak dollar.

The Guidance Out of Darkness (GOOD) Act, cleared by the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee on Wednesday, would require agencies to post every guidance document on regulations.gov.

Lower sulfur fuel is expected to reduce deaths and illness from small particulate matter, but its use could also contribute to global warming.

During a White House meeting with lawmakers, the Commerce Secretary broadly outlined remedy proposals laid out in the results of two national security import investigations submitted to Trump last month.