Power Index: Top 10 Biden regulatory reviews affecting freight markets


Autonomous Trucks

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Included in those changes are a host of regulations that could also be reversed or altered (or already have been). On May 5, the Biden administration withdrew the proposed change before it had a chance to go into effect. The review is in line with racial equity priorities for infrastructure that have been underscored by Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg. The Trump-era regulation, issued by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, was opposed by some lawmakers and environmental groups contending that bulk rail LNG shipments were unsafe. The project would become the nation’s first cordon congestion pricing toll zone of this scale, according to FHWA.