https://transportational.com/tags/freight-policy/ Recent content in freight policy on Transportational.com Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://transportational.com/2026/04/20/gao-finds-dot-has-not-reported-to-congress-on-multimodal-freight-office-since-2023/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://transportational.com/2026/04/20/gao-finds-dot-has-not-reported-to-congress-on-multimodal-freight-office-since-2023/ The U.S. Government Accountability Office has concluded that the Department of Transportation failed to meet a core statutory obligation tied to its Office of Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy: periodic reporting to Congress on the office’s activities, staffing, and program administration. The finding, released April 20, 2026, carries immediate weight as lawmakers prepare to deliberate on the reauthorization of federal surface transportation funding, which expires at the end of fiscal year 2026. https://transportational.com/2026/04/20/surface-transportation-reauthorization-puts-federal-freight-policy-architecture-at-stake/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://transportational.com/2026/04/20/surface-transportation-reauthorization-puts-federal-freight-policy-architecture-at-stake/ The authorization underpinning federal surface transportation programs expires at the end of fiscal year 2026, placing Congress in the position of deciding not only the funding levels for the next authorization cycle but the institutional structure through which freight policy is conceived, administered, and coordinated across the federal government. The Multimodal Freight Office, established under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 and still in an early operational phase, sits at the center of that decision.