Air travel and rail transport were early examples of deregulation bringing huge benefits to consumers and industries. Yet automobility, air travel, and freight rail, are increasingly threatened with further regulation that will reduce their ability to transport goods and people. CEI opposes these attacks by arguing for greater freedom in mobility and opposing perverse transportation industry regulations.
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National Review
J. D. Vance’s One-Track Mind for Railroad Regulation
Ohio senator and GOP vice-presidential nominee J. D. Vance has something of a soft spot for unions, as evidenced by his co-sponsorship of the…
Blog
Free the Economy podcast: Paying for mass transit with Marc Scribner
In this week’s episode we cover California’s minimum wage for fast-food workers, overturning the FCC’s universal service fee, and pushing back on…
Capitol Matters
East Palestine Report: Congress Should Rethink Its Reaction
In almost a decade working for the British Department for Transport, no officials impressed me as much as the accident investigators. They were dedicated experts who…
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Citation
Boehner Downplays ‘Stimulus’ of Highway Bill
E&E News
As House rolls out highway bill, clash looms over drilling provisions
E&E News
Worst. Transportation. Bill. Ever.
Politico
Opposition to Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Drilling Takes Right Turn
Politico
Morning Transportation
Politico
This Is Not a Drill: Highway Lobby Trying to Push Tranpo Bill Through Congress
Torque News
NRDC Says to Speaker Boehner’s Energy Plan, Don’t Drill and Drive
Switchboard
House Republicans Hijacking Transportation Bill to Drill, Baby, Drill
The Volokh Conspiracy
Texts, Lies and Distracted Driving
Washington Times
Inside the Beltway: Driving Force
Orange County Register
Driven to Distraction by Cellphone Ban
Overlawyered
Hands Off That Handsfree Phone!
Yahoo! News
Cellphone Ban Critic: NTSB Has ‘No Business Telling Me How to Drive My Car’
News Release
Gov’t Ban on Cell Phones While Driving Won’t Improve Safety
Washington, DC, December 14, 2011 – Citing concern over “distracted driving,” the National Transportation Safety Board called on all states to ban on cell…
National Review
Don’t ‘Drill for Roads’
Congress is well known for going down roads to nowhere. In the case of the upcoming highway-bill reauthorization, that may be true in a…
Switchboard
Even Conservatives Agree: Don’t Drill for Roads
Transportation News Daily
A Conservative Critique of House Republican Transportation Proposal
Transportation News Daily
As Strike Deadline Looms for Unionized Rail Workers, Congress Prepares to Intervene
Railroad traffic could grind to a halt as early as next week, as union rail workers on the nation’s freight railroads decide whether to walk…
DC Velocity
STB Decision Delaying Action on Rail Switching Leaves Shipper Group Hot Under Collar
DC Velocity
Freedom to Move: Interview with Marc Scribner
News Release
Coalition Urges D.C. Council to Reject Anti-Consumer Taxicab Medallion System
Washington, D.C, September 27, 2011 — D.C. Councilmember Mary Cheh, Chair of the Committee on the Environment, Public Works, and Transportation, is holding a…
Letters
Coalition Letter on D.C. Taxicab Medallion Bill
Full Document Available in PDF Dear Members of the Council of the District of…
News Release
On “World Car-Free Day,” Let’s Be Guilt-Free for a Change
Washington, DC, September 21, 2011 – On Thursday, September 22, environmentalists want you to feel guilty about driving cars. In other words, it’s annual “World…
DC Velocity
Did Feminist Groups Derail the Stimulus Bill?
DC Velocity
A Plan Better than Obama’s to Create Jobs
DC Velocity
Wanted: Alcoholic Truck Drivers
DC Velocity
Feds to Trucking Company: You Cannot Fire Alcoholic Drivers
DC Velocity
EEOC: Drinking History no Reason to Withhold Heavy Trucking Jobs
DC Velocity
Obama Administration: Employers Must Hire Alcoholics as Truck Drivers Despite Liability
One News Now
What China’s rail recall should tell U.S.
Human Events
Big Brother Goes Green
OA Online
Mileage Standards Will Decrease Safety
Gazette
Fuel Regulations Will Maim and Kill
Reason
The High Cost of Low Fuel Bills
Fox Business
Deadly Regulations
Orange County Register
Feds Push for Higher Mileage, and Risk
Products
Fred Smith Discusses Auto Worker Strike on CNN Crossfire
CNN CROSSFIRE, July 13, 1998 HEADLINE: Who Will Give in the Auto Workers Strike that Has Crippled GM? GUESTS: Michael Moore, Fred Smith BYLINE: Bill…
Orange County Register
Government in Your Car
CEI General Counsel Sam Kazman discusses the unintended consequences of government mandates for auto manufacturers. CAFE fuel effciency standards result in smaller, lighter cars, which…
One News Now
New Fuel Economy Standards Could Hurt More Than They Help
Comment
CEI Replies to the National Industrial Transportation League’s Petition for Rulemaking to Adopt Revised Competitive Switching Rules
Full Document Available in PDF On behalf of…
Legal Brief
Petition for Review of an Order of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Legal Brief
CEI’s CAFE Litigation
Full Document Avalible in PDF In the 1980s, CAFE was the subject of several lawsuits by the Center for Auto Safety and…
One News Now
Mandated Mischief: Obama’s 54.5 MPG Standard
President Obama today announced a deal with 13 automakers to boost new-car fuel economy standards from 35.5 mpg in 2016 to 54.5 mpg in…
News Release
Obama’s New Fuel Economy Mandates Risk Lives, Compromise Reliability, Increase Costs
Washington, DC, July 29, 2011 – New fuel economy mandates on cars and trucks announced today by the Obama administration will lead to more traffic…
Investors.com
D.C.’s Deadly Fixation On Auto Fuel Economy Mandates
Study
Rule Forcing Tests for Safer Air Bags Expected Today
Yahoo! News
D.C.’s Deadly Fuel Mileage Push
Bloomberg
‘You’re Fired’ Doesn’t Mean Fired to Four of 10 Air Controllers
New York Post
O’s Subsidymobiles
Yahoo! News