Former President Readies Agenda; Republicans Win Senate Control

     

    The return of President-elect Donald Trump to the White House is being welcomed by key freight stakeholders seeking improvements across the commercial transportation sector.

    Groups representing the trucking industry, the construction sector, the business community and others have expressed optimism specific to an incoming Trump administration. Trump, who defeated Vice President Kamala Harris, will return to the Oval Office in January, eight years after the start of his first term. He joins Grover Cleveland on the list of presidents elected to nonconsecutive terms.

    “We congratulate President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance on their victory and look forward to working with their transition team and new administration in the days and months ahead,” said American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear shortly after the election.

    “President Trump made trucking a priority throughout his first term and partnered with us to enact policies that strengthened the supply chain, grew the economy, and delivered for all Americans. His second term offers an historic opportunity to build upon that record and show why the best approach to governing is one paved by common sense. That begins by replacing EPA’s electric-truck rule with national emission standards that are technologically achievable and account for the operational realities of our essential industry,” Spear added, pointing to targets set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for adoption of zero-emission vehicles.